PHL 304 - Medical Ethics

Institution:

Rider University

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Description:

3 credits Introduces the student to ethical problems associated with the practice of medicine, the pursuit of biomedical research, and health care social policy. The course will explore such issues as: Is a physician morally obligated to tell a terminally ill patient that he or she is dying Is society ever justified in enacting laws that would commit an individual, against his or her will, to a mental institution Does society have a moral obligation to ensure that all its members have access to health care To what extent, if at all, is it ethically acceptable to clone a human being Under what conditions is human experimentation ethically acceptable

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rider.edu

Phone Number:

(609) 896-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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