2. Introduction to Bioethics
Importance of bioethics
Definition of terms
ethics
biology
bioethics
health ethics
professional ethics
History of Ethics
4. Bioethics education for medical practice is
essential in today’s complex world because:
medical policies and patient rights legislation are
ever-changing
health care systems function differently than before
clinical practice now involves decision-making about
many new issues
6. Ethics
A set of principles of right conduct.
motivation based on ideas of right
and wrong
7. Biology
The scientific study of life and of
living organisms
8. Bioethics
The study of the ethical and moral
implications of new biological
discoveries and biomedical advances,
as in the fields of genetic engineering
and drug research.
The study of the ethical and moral
implications of medical research and
practice.
9. health ethics/MEDICAL ETHICS
The rules or standards governing
the conduct of a person or the
members of a profession relating
to the study or practice of
medicine.
10. professional ethics
The rules or standards governing the
conduct of a person or the members
of a profession
11. Ethical issues
Abortion
Euthanasia
suicide
DNR
Determination of death
Cloning
Human experimentation
Birth Control
In vitro fertilizations
Stem cell technology
Homosexuality