Judaism makes respect for human life one of its central ideals. There is a wide variety of information now available especially from centres based in Israel. There are several centres around the world which have a special interest in jewish medical ethics, running courses and distributing material.

The Schlesinger Institute
They create publications such as ASSIA – a journal of medical ethics
Shaare Zedek Medical Center
P.O. Box 3235
Jerusalem 91031
Israel
Phone: +972-2-6555267
Fax: +972-2-6533295
http://www.medethics.org.il

Jerusalem Center for Research - Medicine and Halacha
P. O. Box 57058
Jerusalem
Israel
Phone and Fax: 972-2-538-3558
E-mail: info@j-c-r.org
Rav Yaakov Weiner is Dean of the Jerusalem Center for Research: Medicine and Halacha.
They run Yarchaei Kallah learning seminars in Israel, UK and elsewhere

Rabbi Tatz of the JLE lectures widely on medical ethics and creates audio materials http://www.tatz.cc

Specific topics

Organ transplantation - The British transplant leaflet re Judaism and organ donation
organ donation

Medical ethics from around world religions:
A brief article