Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

Halacha:

Medical Ethics,  Medicine 

Machshava:

Ethics 

Collections: Rabbi Torczyner Medical Halacha

Description

Three issues in Gene Editing: (1) May one take risks to use CRISPR for medical purposes? (2) May one use CRISPR on a fertilized egg or fetus, particularly in a germ-line therapy, without consent? (3) What is the role of Jewish values in determining the legitimacy of non-medical uses of CRISPR? Delivered for a group including people without strong background in Torah text study.