Bioethics and the Law

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This course examines the ethical and legal dimensions of current controversies surrounding the rapid development of new technologies across a range of scientific fields. Topics include beginning of life issues, such as abortion and facilitated reproduction; end of life issues, such as pain management, advance health care directives, and medically assisted dying; genetic issues, such as cloning, genetic testing, genetic engineering, and genetically modified organisms; stem cell and cloning research; human subject and animal subject research; patenting life; and the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other technologies in science and medicine. Additional topics include research misconduct, conflicts of interest, informed consent, data management, and public health and environmental impacts.