PHIL1035 — Biomedical Ethics
PHIL 1035 - Biomedical Ethics PHIL 1035 - Biomedical Ethics Hours/Week: Lecture 3 Lab 0 Internship hours per week 0 Course Description: Is it ok for your doctor to withhold information from you for you own good? If you are going into the health care field, what kind of character and problem-solving abilities should you possess? How should we weigh the autonomy of a woman against the interests of the unborn. What roles do mercy and autonomy play in end-of-life decisions? This course, intended for all students, s answer these questions and others by providing background material in basic ethicaltheories, principles, and decision-making guidelines used in health care ethics. It examinesmoral issues confronting both health care practitioners, and patients. Readings are selected from contemporary literature in bioethics. MnTC Goals MnTC 6 (Humanities) and 9 (Ethics and Civic Reponsibility Ethical theories and principles including some or all of the following. Utilitarianism Deontology Virtue Natural Law Social Contract 2. Models/guidelines of ethical decision-making 3. Moral issues in biomedical ethics will be determined by individual instructors. Issues will include, but are not limited to, the following: Allocation of medical resources Universal Health Care Doctor/patient confidentiality and truth-telling Abortion Euthanasia HIV/AIDS and Global Pandemics CRISPR/Genetic Engineering Learning
Prerequisites: ENGL0950, RDNG0940, RDNG0950, ENGL0090, ESOL0051, ESOL0052
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