LAW 7262 - Introduction to Bioethics

3 Credit Hours

Description
This is an elective course. This course will survey the field of Bioethics, including material concerning medical decisions at the beginning of life, the end of life, the doctor/patient relationship & informed consent, medical privacy, reproductive rights and sexuality, research ethics, allocation of health care resources and related topics, as well as schools of ethical decision-making, It will introduce students to the linkages between bioethical thought and health law, and is designed to augment the health law curriculum in the focus area of bioethics.