On February 15th, 2010, Gil Siegal of the UVA Law Department gave a lecture concerning Jewish bioethics, particularly in the State of Israel. He spoke about the process of maintaining medical ethics laws in a state which values religious authority.
The audience learned how the Judaic value of the dignity of life resides above all when it comes to medical treatment, and heard case comparisons with the United States and other nations.
Dr. Siegal also spent some time on the issue of abortion and in-vitro fertilization in Israel, and noted that Israel has the most IVF clinics per capita in the world, and attracts medical tourists for other services as well.
The lecture shed light on some of the issues with having dual authorities of state and religion, and how they intersect.
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