Bioethics (269-0-20)

Instructors

Lendell Chad Horne

Meeting Info

Online: Tues, Thurs 5:00PM - 8:00PM

Overview of class

This course is a study of moral and political problems that arise in medical care, with particular attention to developments related to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the first part of the course, we will study the physician-patient relationship. We will consider what values ought to govern that relationship, how those values may conflict, and how such conflicts are best resolved. In the second part of the course, we will turn to some specific moral problems related to biotechnology, including abortion, genetic manipulation, and physician-assisted suicide. We will close the course by surveying the burgeoning field of public health ethics and considering the relationship between health care and public health.

Class Attributes

Ethics & Values Distro Area
Course Meets Online
Synchronous:Class meets remotely at scheduled time
SDG No Poverty
SDG Reduced Inequality
SDG Peace & Justice
SDG Good Health and Well-being
SDG Gender Equality
SDG Innovation & Infrastructure