Philosophy

PHIL3133Health Care in Ethics I3 ch (3C) [W]

Examines major problems in contemporary medical practice, including confidentiality, informed consent and paternalism, compulsory sterilization and blood transfusions, contraception, abortion and genetic engineering, euthanasia, allocation of scarce resources, moral aspects involved in strikes of medical personnel, and conflict of duty situations. 

Prerequisite: One term-course in Philosophy or permission of the instructor.