| Course ID: | PHIL 3220. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Biomedical Ethics |
Course
Description: | Ethical and philosophical issues that arise in the context of medicine and bioresearch. Many ethical issues arise in health care contexts. This course will introduce students to some important problems in this area, and will help them to develop a decision framework for their resolution. |
| Oasis Title: | Biomedical Ethics |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in PHIL 3220H |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | Students are expected to be familiar with central ethical issues that arise in
health care and biomedical contexts, and to have an articulate understanding of the
debates and divergent views surrounding these issues. |
| Topical Outline: | Topics covered in this course will typically include several of the following:
I. The Definition of Death
II. The Doctrine of Informed Consent
III. Ethical Issues involved in Legal Competence and Surrogate Decision Making
IV. Legal and Ethical Status of Abortion
V. Legal and Ethical Status of Euthanasia
VI. Health Care Rationing and Distributive Justice
VII. Ethical Issues in Cloning and Reproductive Technology
VIII. Organ Transplantation and Distributive Justice
IX. "Medical Futility."
X. Medical ‘Treatments' versus Medical ‘Enhancements'
XI. Medical Paternalism and Patient Autonomy
XII. The Right to Refuse Treatment
XIII. Professional Responsibilities of Physicians
XIV. Advance Directives
XV. Ethical Issues in Genetic Screening and Testing
XVI. Experimentation with Human Subjects
XVII. Experimental Therapies and Insurance |
| Honor Code Reference: | Students will be expected fully to comply with the University
Honor Code and the Academic Honesty policy. All written work
must be composed by the student, and appropriate reference and
citation rules will apply. |