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Bioethics governance in Israel: an expert regime.

Carmel Shalev¹, Yael Hashiloni-Dolev

¹Faculty of Law, Haifa University Israel. cshalev@012.net.il

Indian Journal of Medical Ethics

|November 24, 2011

Summary

Israel

Area of Science:

Bioethics
Health Law
Biomedical Policy

Background:

Israel lacks a central bioethics oversight agency.
Biomedical technology regulation is fragmented across multiple statutes and directives.
Expert committees are crucial for policy advice and decision-making.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze Israel's legal framework for bioethics governance.
To describe the role of expert committees in regulating biomedical practices.
To examine the structure of Israel's bioethics technocracy.

Main Methods:

Analytical description of the legal framework.
Examination of statutes, regulations, and administrative directives.
Analysis of the role and function of expert committees.

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Main Results:

A decentralized system of bioethics governance exists in Israel.
Expert committees function as both advisory and decision-making bodies.
The system results in a technocracy dominated by the medical profession, potentially limiting autonomy.

Conclusions:

Israel's bioethics governance is characterized by a decentralized, technocratic system.
Official expert ethics committees hold significant power over life-and-death decisions.
The current framework prioritizes state bio-power over public deliberation and personal autonomy.