Bioethics

A study of Ethics in Science. Students will investigate an issue and analyze various cases involving bioethics

This unit is reserved for the end of the year, and topics will be explored based on how much time is available.

Possible Topics

Fertility & Reproduction
Medical Care & Insurance
Transplants
Genomics
Stem Cells
DNA analysis
Fetal and Embryo Rights
Gene Therapy
Science Education
Space Exploration
Environmental Issues
Human & Animal Rights

Medical Ethics or Bioethics, study of moral issues in the fields of medical treatment and research. The term is also sometimes used more generally to describe ethical issues in the life sciences and the distribution of scarce medical resources.

The professional fields that deal with ethical issues in medicine include medicine, nursing, law, sociology, philosophy, and theology, though today medical ethics is also recognized as its own discipline. 

Assignments

Ethics Perspectives: What is Yours?

Bioethics Web Quest

Video: Gattaca

Case Studies: Working in small groups, examine and discuss cases presented to you by your teacher.

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