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2017-2018 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MPA 6560G - Biomedical Ethics and Public Policy

Credits: 4
In this course, we will examine public policy issues concerning healthcare and medicine. We will critically evaluate current laws and policies by considering influential ethical theories and key moral principles and concepts in the field of biomedical ethics. Topics will be selected from the following: access to health care, justice in health care, patient autonomy, informed consent, euthanasia, and end of life issues concerning reproduction and genetic control, stem cell research, research on human subjects, and allocating scarce resources.