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THEO 353

Theology and Bioethics

3 credits · Undergraduate

Winter 2026

Topics

  • Virtue, rights, duties, consequences and care ethics
  • Bioethical deliberation and theology
  • Reproductive technologies
  • Research involving human subjects
  • Organ donation
  • Genetic testing and engineering
  • Stem-cell research
  • Health, well-being and sustainability
  • Determinants of Indigenous health in Canada
  • End-of-life issues
  • Medical assistance in dying

Readings

  • Thomas A. Shannon and N. J. Kockler, An Introduction to Bioethics, 4th ed. Paulist Press, 2009.
    Required
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