Bioethics

Explores ethical and legal issues in healthcare. Among topics to be considered: distinctions, if any, between ethical and legal issues; philosophical models for analyzing bioethical issues, including deontological models (rules and rights), teleological models (utilitarian, economic), and principlism; informed consent and the autonomy versus utility debate; genetic engineering; organ transplantation; termination of life support; quality-of-life issues; beginning care and infants; cost issues, including how much to treat; and the cost of technology versus other societal values.