PHIL 221 /321 - Ethics & Health Care

Institution:

Virginia Wesleyan University

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Description:

Foregoing life-sustaining treatment.procurement of organs and tissue for transplantation.artificial reproduction.allocation of scarce health resources.AIDS: public health vs. private rights. Such issues in health care confront all of us at some time both as matters of individual concern and as issues of public policy. Students study the ethical principles that should undergird decisions in health care. It focuses on the application of ethical principles to concrete cases. Offered each spring.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.vwu.edu

Phone Number:

(757) 455-3200

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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