PHIL.3220 Bioethics (Formerly 45.401 and PHIL.4010)

Id: 005561 Credits: 3-3

Description

This course addresses ethical issues that arise in biomedical research and practice including autonomy in the doctor-patient relationship, the duty of confidentiality, the right to refuse treatment, the right to death with dignity, the ethics of experimentation with human subjects, the ethics of genetic enhancement, and justice in health care distribution. The course will combine theoretical perspectives and concrete case studies that illustrate actual dilemmas that the health care profession has in fact encountered over the years.

Prerequisites

Pre-Req: ENGL 1020 College Writing II.

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