PHIL240

Bioethics: Life, Death, and Medicine

15 points

Occurrences

Description

Bioethics is the study of ethical problems in healthcare, research, technology and the environment. Bioethical problems arise every day, affecting societies, people and non-human animals. This course covers a wide range of issues, including: research on human and non-human animals; reproductive technologies, such as surrogacy and genetic testing; the use of data to monitor and control human actions; conflicts between privacy and autonomy and the public good, and decisions about protecting, killing and letting die, including healthcare, abortion, and euthanasia. The course includes an introduction to ethical values and principles, ways of dealing with moral disagreements, and reflection on what it means for something to be worth moral consideration.

Prerequisites

Any 15 points at 100 level in PHIL, HSRV, HLTH, LAWS, or
POLS, or
any 60 points at 100 level from the Schedule V of the BA or the BSc.

Restrictions

PHIL324, POLS225