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PHI120 Medical Ethics

Recent developments in the bio-medical fields have led to considerable moral perplexity about the rights and duties of patients, health professionals, research subjects, and researchers. This course presents a brief introduction to ethical theory and a set of diverse, carefully selected readings (pro and con) on some of the most contemporary issues in bioethics. Some of these issues that will be analyzed and discussed are the following: abortion and infanticide, the problems of birth defects, euthanasia, psycho-surgery, behavior and genetic control, and the claim to health care. Fulfills open, liberal arts and humanities electives.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Communications Proficiency

Offered

Spring only

Electives

  • HUM - Humanities Elective
  • LA - Liberal Arts Elective
  • MTHA - Mass Transfer Humanities Arts
  • NDIR - Nurse Ed Directed Elective
  • OPEN - Open Elective
  • PLGL - Paralegal Directed Elective