PHIL 358 - Bioethics

(3.00)

A survey of the ethical constraints on the practice of medicine, on biomedical research using human and nonhuman animals, and on the delivery of health care. Specific topics will include doctor-patient confidentiality; autonomy, competence and medical decision-making; ethical issues at the beginning and end of human life; and controversial biomedical technologies such as cloning and stem cell research.

Components: Lecture
Course Equivalents: PHIL 358H
Same as Offered: HAPP 358