Biomedical Ethics

3.00 credits · Undergraduate

Prereq: PHIL 2701; or permission of the Department This course will examine ethical issues involved in medicine and health and explore assumptions that we tend to make about health, the good life, and human functioning. We will cover a range of ethical theories used in bioethics, such as deontological, utilitarian, virtue, feminist, and disability-centered approaches. Issues covered may include medical assistance in dying, patient autonomy and welfare, medical research practices, and the history of eugenics in Canada. The course may use case studies and usually focuses on the Canadian context. [Note 1: Students enrolled in Health Studies programs who are already doing 3/4000 level work in their own field will be admitted to this course.] (Format: Lecture 3 Hours)