PHILOSOPHY 229 - Bioethics

Institution:

Connecticut College

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Description:

Ethical issues that arise in contemporary medical practice and biomedical research will be explored through analysis of articles and decision scenarios. Major topics to be covered may include the physician-patient relationship; informed consent; euthanasia; genetics; reproductive technologies; human experimentation; resource allocation; mental health; human relationships with non-human animals; and humans and the environment. Prerequisite: Open to freshmen who have completed Course 100, 101 or 201, and sophomores, juniors and seniors without prerequisite. Enrollment limited to 30 students. D. Turner

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.connecticutcollege.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 447-1911

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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