Research Methods in Bioethics

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Students will explore the variety of methods used to address ethical concerns surrounding clinical care, biomedical research, and health care policy. The course will equip students with analytic and practical skills to engage in research of their own. 7870 Democracy, Science and Bioethics G 1½ Explore the tensions in a democracy, as rule by the people, on matters of scientific knowledge and authority. Can a democracy answer complex moral questions requiring technical knowledge, as in gene editing and artificial womb technology? We will explore the executive branch?s regulatory institutions, the legislature, the judiciary, the public itself, and finally, deliberative democratic forums.