PHIL 3400 - Biomedical Ethics

Institution:

St Catherine University

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Description:

Overview of normative ethical theory. Application to topics in biomedicine: the concept of health, the provider-patient relationship, informed consent and refusal of treatment, truth-telling and confidentiality, research involving human subjects, life-sustaining treatment and physician-assisted death, reproductive decisions and technologies, genetic screening and interventions, allocation of scarce resources. Offered every semester. Also offered in Weekend College and in the evening. Also offered as CRST. Recommended: PHIL 2200. Open to students with no prior work in philosophy, but such students should consult with the instructor or department chair before registering.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.stkate.edu

Phone Number:

(651) 690-6000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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