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Dec 22, 2024
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MCCC College Catalog 2024-2025
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PHIL 254 - Introduction to Medical Ethics
Credit Hours: 3
Billable Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisites: ENGL 151
C5 General Education Human Experience Satisfier Y
MTA Humanities/Fine Arts Satisifer Y
Session Cycle: FW
This course presents an introductory inquiry into the study and application of philosophical ethics to the practice of medicine. Different moral theories and modes of moral decision-making will be examined and implemented in order to navigate current issues in health care, though no particular moral view will be stressed over another. Topics to be surveyed will include, but are not limited to, paternalism and patient autonomy, confidentiality, abortion, euthanasia, informed consent, conscientious objection, genetic engineering, and justice in health care. This course will include writing assignments.
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