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May 03, 2024
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ARCHIVED 2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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PHL 215 - Bioethics3.00 credit hours
After a brief overview of ethical theory and the philosophy of medicine, the moral dimensions of the following topics are considered: the health care professional-patient relationship (e.g., truth-telling, informed consent and confidentiality), euthanasia and physician-assisted death, abortion and maternal-fetal conflicts, the new reproductive technologies, human genetics, research involving human and animal subjects, the allocation of health care resources, managed care, public health and health care policy. The course is intended to be self-contained, and the emphasis on the topics may change from year to year.
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
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