This course takes a case-study approach to medical ethics for nursing and pre-med students. Students are required to apply ethical theories and fundamental principles to various issues in medicine and the treatment of patients, including conflicts between medical paternalism and patient rights; public health and individual confidentiality rights; faith healing and conventional medicine; treatment of defective newborn, euthanasia, abortion, organ transplants; principles of justice and the allocation of scarce resources; the right to health care; and various approaches to reforming the American health care system (e.g. national health insurance vs. market approaches, etc.)

Offered Spring for 3 Semester hours.