Course Schedule & Readings*

 

Jan. 15 Introduction to Ethics

 

Jan. 22 Introduction to Ethical Theory

Chapter 1:  Kluge (pp. 1-18)

 

Jan. 29 What is Health?

Chapter 2:  World Health Organization (p. 24), Callahan (pp. 25-34), Whitbeck (p. 35-47)

Quiz

 

Feb. 5 Informed Consent

Chapters 6 & 7:  Reibl v. Hughes (pp. 157-166), Freedman (pp. 169-178), Ciarlariello v. Schacter (pp. 178-181), Re. S.D. (pp. 183-186), Kluge (pp. 187-195), Eve vs. Mrs. E. (pp. 414-421) 

 

Feb. 12 Relationships between Health Care Professionals & Patients

Chapters 5 & 9: Childress & Siegler (pp. 133-144), Storch (pp. 145-154), Brody (pp. 227-241)

 

Feb. 19 Research Ethics

Chapters 10 & 11: Draft Code (pp. 244-251), Halushka v. University of Saskatchewan et al. (pp. 259-261), Declaration of Helsinki (pp. 261-4), Law Reform Commission (pp. 266-277)

 

Feb. 26 No Class

 

March 5 Midterm

 

March 12 Personhood & Abortion

Chapter 12 & 13:  Canadian Medical Association (pp. 288-300), Rosenberg (pp. 300-1), R. v. Morgentaler (pp. 320-333), Sumner (pp. 347-362)

 

March 19 Euthanasia

Chapter 14:  Rodriguez v. British Columbia (pp. 366-374), Rachels (pp. 372-376), Doerflinger (pp. 377-383)

Deadline for Submitting Case Study with Option to Rewrite It

 

March 26 New Reproductive Technologies

Chapter 16:  Selections from the Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies (pp. 446-458)

 

April 2 Genetics and Ethics

Chapters 17 & 18:  Royal Commission (pp. 471-490), Purdy (pp. 490-499), Royal Commission (pp. 509-510)

 

April 9 Allocation of Resources

Chapters 3 & 4: Nelson & Drought (pp. 78-91), Moss & Seigler (pp. 106-115), McKneally et al (pp. 115-121)

 

* There may be some minor changes in the readings as we go along.  If so, I’ll let you know in class.