Law, Medicine, and Ethics
Durham
Liberal Arts :: Philosophy
Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2022 - Full Term (01/25/2022 - 05/09/2022)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Term: Spring 2022 - Full Term (01/25/2022 - 05/09/2022)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:
25
CRN: 56476
CRN: 56476
Critical examination of the diverse legal and moral issues facing the profession of health care. Variable topics may include: duty to provide care; nature of informed consent to treatment; problems of allocating limited health-care resources (e.g., withdrawal of life-support systems, quality-of-life decisions, etc.); patient's right to confidentiality. Problems relating to involuntary preventive care (e.g., involuntary sterilization, psycho-surgery, etc.). Writing intensive.
Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course
Instructors: Laure Barillas
Times & Locations
Start Date | End Date | Days | Time | Location |
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1/25/2022 | 5/9/2022 | TR | 9:40am - 11:00am | HS 250B |