End of Life Ethics: The Right to Die

The Jewish perspective on complex end-of-life issues, including the delicate balance between the obligation to prolong life and the ethical considerations surrounding the withdrawal of treatment. This lecture will also explore the distinction between allowing a natural death through passive means and the ethical challenges posed by actions that may hasten death, often termed passive euthanasia.

Presenter:

Dr. Daniel Eisenberg

Dr. Daniel Eisenberg is an Assistant Professor of Diagnostic Imaging at Thomas Jefferson University and a practicing radiologist at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, where he serves on the IRB and previously was a member of the hospital's ethics committee. A renowned speaker in Jewish medical ethics, Dr. Eisenberg has lectured globally and served as the ethics scholar-in-residence for the New England Institute for Jewish Studies and the Schlesinger Institute. He has published extensively in both scholarly and lay publications, including The Jewish Press, Assia-Jewish Medical Ethics, and Aish.com. He also developed a web-based ethics module for the American Board of Radiology.