PHIL-663 Bio and Medical Ethics
An examination of the nature of life and the moral problems facing researchers, health-care practitioners and their patients, and others involved with the practice of medicine in today's society. Issues include euthanasia, the ethics of medical experimentation, the use of reproductive technologies, genetic counseling and genetic engineering, truth-telling and confidentiality in doctor-patient relationships, the cost and availability of medical care, and the possibilities for engineering life and a trans-human nature. Normally offered every third year.