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Nancy A.S. Jecker
B H 497
Seattle Campus
Class description
This course introduces students to philosophical concepts and controversies that underlie contemporary bioethical debates. We examine ideas such as personhood, personal identity over time, autonomy, futility, and death. We then consider the application of these ideas to contemporary problems in bioethics, such as abortion, animal rights, informed consent, advance care planning, stopping medical treatment, and caring for patients at the end of life.
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