Health Care Ethics and the Law

3 credits · Graduate

The purpose of this course is to develop an understanding of health law and healthcare ethics and of the relationship between law and ethics. Topics covered in the past years include: informed choice; death and dying; genetics; reproduction; HIV and AIDS; resource allocation; and health research. Each issue is examined in an effort to determine what the law is and what the law ought to be. CROSSLISTED: LAW 2115.03