Welcome to the website of the Bioethics Advisory Committee of The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
The Bioethics Advisory Committee is
charged with reporting to and advising The Israel Academy of Sciences and
Humanities on bioethics activity in Israel and worldwide, and with
disseminating information on bioethical issues to the general public.
The Israel Academy first established
its Bioethics Advisory Committee in 1996. The committee functioned in its
earlier constellation until 2010 and was reconstituted in 2017.
Committee members:
Prof. Shai Lavi – Chair
Coordinator: Dr. Yael Ben-Haim
The Bioethics Advisory Committee
is charged with:
- Reporting to The Israel
Academy of Sciences and Humanities on bioethics activity in Israel and abroad;
- Advising the Israel Academy
on the ethical, legal, and social concerns associated with biological research;
- Recommending to the Israel
Academy ways and means of disseminating information on bioethical concerns to
the general public in Israel;
- Recommending to the Israel
Academy means and courses of action for impressing these ethical, legal, and
social concerns upon Israel society.
Visit this site regularly for:
- Updates, information and
blog posts on the committee’s activities;
- Information and news items
on essential issues in bioethics, in Israel and around the world;
- Archival materials relating
to past activities of the Israel Academy’s Bioethics Advisory Committee (1996–2010).
A parallel Arabic website is in preparation
We want to hear your views on ethical issues in scientific
research. To participate, please fill out this brief anonymous survey.
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Sincerely,
Dr. Otniel E. Dror, Committee Chair, and
Attorney Dr. Sivan Tamir – site editors.
* This website is currently under construction. We apologize
for any problems you may experience.