Scarsdale Adult School Catalog Spring/Summer 2025
Modern Controversies in Bioethics Explore some of the most challenging and thought-provoking issues, from the frontiers of scientific innovation to medical care for vulnerable populations. Situated at the intersection of law and medicine, these subjects have captivated modern intellectual debate. Through a combination of legal texts, medical writings, and commentary, focus on the current scope of reproductive rights, recent innovations in genetic science, the fierce debates surrounding vaccines, informed consent in populations with special needs, and contentious end-of-life issues. All topics will be examined through the lens of bioethics, including principles of patient autonomy, risk-benefit analysis, and justice. Attain an analytical framework for understanding these complex and nuanced topics. Reading materials and suggested questions for discussion will be provided in advance. WENDY LUFTIG is a seasoned healthcare attorney with experience in a variety of sectors, including industry, non-profit academic medical centers, government and legal entities. She has held positions at NYU Langone Medical Center and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, focusing on the medical research enterprise and drug development, and currently serves vulnerable populations as an attorney panelist for the NYS Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. Luftig has a JD from Columbia University School of Law, did graduate work in bioethics at Columbia University, and has an BA from Hamilton College. 6 Sessions, starting Tuesday, July 8 • 10:00am-11:00am • Zoom • Course 13401 • $180
Supreme Court Roundup This lecture will review the leading decisions of the just concluded Supreme Court term and explore their likely impact as well as their implications for the direction of constitutional law. MARTIN FLAHERTY is the Leitner Family Professor of Law and Founding Co-Director of the Leitner Center for International Law and Justice at Fordham Law School. He is also a Visiting Professor at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, where he was Fellow in the Program in Law and Public Affairs. Professor Flaherty has taught at Cardozo School of Law, Columbia Law School, the New School, New York Law School, and St. John's University School of Law. Flaherty received a BA from Princeton, an MA. and MPhil in history from Yale, and a JD from Columbia Law School He clerked for Hon. John J. Gibbons, US.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and Hon. Byron R. White, US Supreme Court. Thursday, July 10 • 10:00am-11:30am • Zoom • Course 13421 • $30
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