HAD 600 Ethics of Health Care (3 credits)

The purpose of this course is to give a critical examination of the central ethical issues in the health care filed. Issues to be treaded include euthanasia, life-prolonging medical technologies, abortion, screening for genetic defects, stem cells/cloning, reproductive technologies, experimentation and informed consent, distribution of scarce medical resources, the right to heal care, and its implications for the heal care delivery system. Necessary background in moral philosophy and moral theology will be provided.