Health Care and Bioethics
Philosophy · 3 hrs Lecture
Offered: Fall Or Winter
No prerequisites listed, you can take this course without prior coursework.
Where PHIL-2202 counts
Required by 1 program:
- RT 4 YEAR BSc (RADIATION THERAPY)
Counts toward 9 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:
- CRS 3-YEAR BA IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION STUDIES
- CRS 4-YEAR BA IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION STUDIES
- HR 3-YEAR BA IN HUMAN RIGHTS
- HR 4-YEAR BA IN HUMAN RIGHTS
- PHIL 3-YEAR BA IN PHILOSOPHY
- PHIL 4-YEAR BA IN PHILOSOPHY
- PHIL 4-YEAR BA IN PHILOSOPHY (STUDENT DIRECTED STREAM)
- PHIL HONOURS BA IN PHILOSOPHY
- PHIL HONOURS BA IN PHILOSOPHY (STUDENT DIRECTED HONOURS PROGRAM)
Read from the departments' own calendar pages, where 50 of 208 programs are only partly machine-readable, so treat these as a minimum rather than the full list. Confirm with an academic advisor.
Description
This course examines bioscience and medical ethical issues from Western moral and legal perspectives. Topics may include: abortion, euthanasia, stem cell research, cloning, gene therapy, the genetic manipulation of organisms, the distribution of scarce medical resources, patient confidentiality, competency criteria, the physician-patient relationship, patient right to information and the truth, the definitions of life and death, new reproductive technologies, and the debate between public and private health care.
Note
PHIL-2202(3) was previously titled Ethics in Medicine and Law.
From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.