Adrienne Asch (September 17, 1946 – November 19, 2013) was a bioethics scholar and the founding director of the Center for Ethics at Yeshiva University in New York City.

Before studying for her Ph.D. in social psychology in Columbia University, which she received in 1992, she worked in the New York State Division of Human Rights as an investigator of employment discrimination cases.

[5] Before becoming the Director of the Center for Ethics at Yeshiva University, Asch was professor of women's studies and the Henry R. Luce Professor in biology, ethics and the politics of human reproduction at the Boston University School of Social Work and Wellesley College in Massachusetts.

[8] In an article in The American Journal of Public Health in 1999, Asch discussed the topic of prenatal testing for disabilities: Asch helped to develop guidelines for end-of-life care with the Hastings Center, and was a strong voice for the inclusion of people with disabilities in conversations about bioethics.

[10] Asch also worked with assistive technology designers, advising on how to make devices more suited for academic needs.