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Medical and Bio-Ethics
Course: PHI213

First Term: 2010 Summer I
 Lecture   3 Credit(s)   3 Period(s)   3 Load  
Subject Type: Academic
Load Formula: S


Description: A philosophical consideration of moral problems that arise in relation to medicine and biology, e.g., death, patient`s rights and biological experimentation



MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Identify and explain ethical theories that are used to establish arguments related to moral problems in medicine and biology. (I)
2. Apply ethical theories and moral principles to the consideration of contemporary problems in medicine and biology. (I, II)
3. Compose oral and written discourse that defends an ethical position related to moral problems in medicine and biology. (II)
4. Analyze and critique ethical arguments on moral problems in medicine and biology. (II)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.
 
MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Ethical Theories and Moral Principles
   A. Utilitarianism
   B. Kant and Ross
   C. Natural law
   D. Rawls` theory of justice
II. Application of Ethical Theories to Contemporary problems
   A. Abortion
      1. Legal and social history
      2. Moral status of fetus
      3. Women`s rights
   B. Impaired infants
      1. Genetic defects
      2. Quality of life
   C. Euthanasia
      1. Active vs. passive
      2. Voluntary vs. non-voluntary
      3. Living wills
   D. AIDS
      1. Mandatory testing
      2. Confidentiality
      3. Notification of partners
      4. Insurance discrimination
   E. Patient`s rights
      1. Paternalism
      2. Professional responsibilities of caregivers
   F. Medical experimentation
      1. Drug testing protocols
      2. Informed consent
      3. Placebos
      4. Research on children, animals, prisoners
   G. Genetic intervention
      1. Research
      2. Screening
      3. Diagnosis and counseling
      4. Gene therapy
      5. Eugenics
      6. Bio-hazards
   H. Reproductive control
      1. Artificial insemination
      2. In vitro fertilization
      3. Fetal research
      4. Genetic repair
      5. Surrogacy
   I. Medical resources
      1. Control and distribution
      2. Transplants
      3. Fetal cell implantation
   J. Health care
      1. Rationing
      2. HMO`s
      3. Cost/benefit analysis
      4. Legal and political rights
   K. Other current issues
 
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date:  4/26/1994

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