Dr. Robert Rothman |
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Office:
08-1342 Phone: 475-5215 E-Mail: rhrsbi web site: www.rit.edu/~rhrsbi |
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Texts |
Biomedical Ethics , 6th ed. T Mappes & D Degrazia. McGraw-Hill Classic Cases in Medical Ethics 4th ed. Gregory E. PenceMcGraw-Hill, Inc The Basics of Bioethics , 2nd ed. RM Veatch Prentice-Hall |
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Grading Criteria |
Attendance: Participation: Papers: Homework: |
15% |
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Discussion Topics:
Introduction
- Morality and Ethical Theory
- Moral Dilemmas
- The Place of Principles
- Balancing and SpecifyingPrinciples
Types of Ethical Theory
- Utilitarianism: Consequence-Based Theory
- Kantianism: Obligation-Based Theory
- Character Ethics: Virtue-Based Theory
- Liberal Individualism: Rights-Based Theory
- Cmmunitarianism: Community-Based Theory
- Ethics of Care: Relationship-Based Accounts
- Casuistry: Case-Based Reasoning
- Principle-Based Theory
- Common-Morality Theory
Ethical Principles
- Respect for Autonomy
- Nonmaleficence
- Beneficence
- Justice
Beginning of Life
- In Vitro Fertilization
- Disposal of Unused Zygotes
- Surrogacy
- Abortion
End of Life
- Futile Treatment
- Right to Die
- Withdrawal of Treatment
- Physician-Assisted Suicide
Genetics
- The Eugenics Movement and Nazi Germany
- Testing for Carrier (Heterozygous) Status
- Pre-symptomatic Testing for Genetic Disorders
- Embryonic and Neonatal Testing
- Confidentiality of Genetic Information