Aaron L. Mackler, Ph.D.

Dr. Mackler's research interests focus on substantive and methodological concerns in health care ethics, as well as theological ethics and Jewish theology. A special concern is dialogue between Jewish and Roman Catholic views. Dr. Mackler's publications include: "Introduction to Jewish and Catholic Bioethics: A Comparative Analysis" (Georgetown University Press, 2003), "Life and Death Responsibilities in Jewish Biomedical Ethics,an edited volume " (Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 2000), and articles in scholarly and professional journals. He has spoken on theology and health care ethics for numerous professional societies and other audiences.

Dr. Mackler was ethicist for the New York State Task Force on Life and the Law, where he played a central role in writing reports on physician-assisted suicide and health care decision making. He also taught as Visiting Assistant Professor at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Dr. Mackler is a member of the Rabbinical Assembly's Committee on Jewish Law and Standards, for which he is Chair of the Subcommittee on Biomedical Ethics. He currently serves as an ethics committee member for Pittsburgh Mercy Health System.

mackler@duq.edu
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