Medical Ethics

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Examines issues within the practice of medicine for patients and medical professionals: how healthcare is paid for and rationed; how life prolong- ing technologies are employed in end of life situations; the use of genetic testing; as well as how healthcare decisions get made for patients who are not completely able to decide for themselves, in cases of mental ill- ness, youth, or long-term care. Studies the fundamental goals and duties that guide the practice of medicine, as well as our own attitudes towards living, dying, illness, aging, and social dependence. Fulfi lls the philoso- phy/ethics requirement of the general education curriculum. (TBA) 2703* Introduction to Christian Ethics 3 See REL 2703.