Ethics in Health Policy. 3 credits

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Examines major ethical issues raised in health policy and medical practice around the world. Studies issues comparatively and applies various ethical frameworks to study them. Considers various legal and policy solutions derived to deal with them. Principles of biomedical ethics as well as consideration of several major schools of thought in political philosophy, including utilitarianism, libertarianism and communitarianism will be considered.Offered by Schar Public Policy/Admin. May not be repeated for credit.