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700.625.01
Bioethics and the Law

Course Status
Cancelled

Location
East Baltimore
Term
4th Term
Department
Berman Institute (Bioethics)
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2019 - 2020
Instruction Method
TBD
Start Date
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
End Date
Sunday, May 17, 2020
Class Time(s)
Tuesday, 3:30 - 6:20pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
Yes
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite

None

Description
Examines central legal cases that address issues in bioethics. Topics covered include reproductive rights, end of life decision-making, informed consent, ownership of human cells, and others. Explores challenges that emerging biotechnologies (e.g., neuroimaging) pose for existing legal doctrine. Discusses evolving regulatory frameworks for oversight of human subjects research. Considers the relationship between legal reasoning and ethical reasoning, with some of the legal literature supplemented by readings from the bioethics literature.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Articulate the rulings of landmark legal cases in bioethics
  2. Identify general principles of constitutional and common law
  3. Critically discuss judicial opinions
  4. Consider how courts may approach new cases that bear on bioethics issues
  5. Describe the relationship between ethics and law
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
  • 20% Participation
  • 30% Midterm
  • 50% Take home final exam
Enrollment Restriction
Enrollment priority given to MBE students. This course is restricted to students who do not already have formal legal training.
Special Comments

Course meets in Deering Hall; LLC Room