The Institute for Health Law, Bioethics, and Policy

The Institute for Health Law, Bioethics, and Policy is an interdisciplinary institute focusing on the intersection of legal, ethical, and health science issues. In its inaugural year, 2024-2025, the Institute launched a colloquium series hosted at Touro Law Center in Central Islip, New York Medical College, a member of Touro University in Valhalla, and Touro University in Manhattan. Additionally, the Institute will present an annual conference on a topic that explores law, policy, and ethics. The inaugural conference will guarantee speakers the opportunity to publish their writing in a special edition of The Cambridge Quarterly.

Faculty affiliated with the Institute speak at national and international conferences and publish in law reviews and peer-reviewed journals to promote their scholarly work and contributions to the field.

Meet Our Faculty

Rebecca S. Feinberg
Director of the Institute for Health Law, Bioethics, and Policy
Distinguished Chair of Health Law, Bioethics, and Policy
Associate Professor of Law

Professor Feinberg's scholarship focuses on reproductive policy and ethics with a particular emphasis on assisted reproductive technologies. Her work has been published in law reviews, medical journals, and bioethics journals. Recently, Professor Feinberg presented at the American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics Annual Health Law Professors Conference. She also presented at the International Conference for Clinical Ethics Consultation. 
Read Professor Feinberg's full bio.

Joan Foley
Professor of Legal Process

Professor Foley teaches Health Care Law, Legal Process, and Legal and Ethical Issues in Medical Malpractice. She served as the Chair of the Association of American Law Schools Section on Aging and moderated the presentation on the Demands of an Aging Population Program at the 2024 AALS Annual Meeting. Additionally, she was interviewed in the Spring 2024 AALS newsletter in the spotlight on sections series.
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Current Course Offerings

Health Care Law
Public Health Law
Bioethics and the Law
Law and Reproduction
Aging: Health Law and Policy 
Legal and Ethical Issues in Medical Malpractice

Future Course Offerings

Interdisciplinary Courses
Health Care Compliance and Regulation

In the News!

Congratulations to Institute Director and Associate Professor Rebecca Feinberg, who received the prestigious award for NYMC First Author Publication with the Highest Number of News Mentions for her timely and impactful article, "The Alabama Embryo Decision-The Politics and Reality of Recognizing 'Extrauterine Children,'" published in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association). The publication, co-authored with M.S. Sinha and I.G. Cohen, examined the significant legal and ethical implications of a landmark Alabama court decision regarding embryo status. Feinberg was the only non-physician or scientist to win an award at the event. Read more here.

Contact Us

For additional information about the Institute on Health Law, Bioethics, and Policy please email Rebecca Feinberg or call (631) 761-7115.