Biomedical Ethics

Aim

On completion of the course, students should be able to

• demonstrate deeper knowledge in ethics by studying issues in biomedical ethics,
• account for concepts, theories and problems within the field of biomedical ethics,
• analyse problems in biomedical ethics,
• argue for a standpoint of their own regarding a few issues in biomedical ethics,
• demonstrate an open and critical attitude to positions and arguments in biomedical ethics.

Content

Biomedical ethics is the study of ethical problems raised by biomedicine. Important areas are biomedical research ethics and clinical ethics. The course focuses on problems related to, e.g., assisted reproduction, genetic testing, clinical encounters, end-of-life situations, resource allocation in health care, and animal experimentation. Cases as well as theoretical arguments are discussed.