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CCFM 402 Ethics and the Health Professions **

An introduction to the social contexts of medicine (clinical, research, professional, organizations, social) will be followed by an introduction to ethics and to methods of argumentation in moral philosophy. The course will then be devoted to a detailed study of ethical issues about healthcare, e.g., the right to treatment, patient rights, informed consent, euthanasia, genetic engineering, and abortion.

Prerequisite

None

Content last updated on 9/1/2003

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