Feminist Bioethics
Explores the intersection of feminist themes with ethical issues in medicine and public health, covering feminist epistemology, care ethics, abortion, and maternal-fetal medicine.
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What you’ll be able to do
Demonstrate understanding of the feminist approaches to bioethical theory and topics.
Critically assess how public health is affected by feminist concerns such as epistemic injustice, sex bias in medicine, and the lack of women in research.
Clearly and concisely articulate ethical and philosophical issues related to feminist bioethics topics.
Identify how feminist bioethics concerns intersect with black bioethics concerns.
Construct clearly and persuasively written arguments in feminist bioethics.
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Prerequisites
Course mapDeclared in Medicine MD, Physical Therapy DPT, Physician Assistant MPAS, Genetic Counselor Studies MGCS, or Public Health MPH
- Medicine MD
- Physical Therapy DPT
- Physician Assistant MPAS
- Genetic Counselor Studies MGCS
- Public Health MPH
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- Medicine MD
- Physical Therapy DPT
- Physician Assistant MPAS
- Genetic Counselor Studies MGCS
- Public Health MPH
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Gain an appreciation of the intersection of feminist themes with ethical issues in medicine and public health. Feminist epistemology and care ethics. Applied feminist bioethics topics, including abortion and maternal-fetal medicine. Apply a feminist lens to bioethical theories and topics, and identify and analyze an array of issues that arise from sex and gender.
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Topics
- Feminist epistemology and care ethics.
- Applied feminist bioethics topics, including abortion and maternal-fetal medicine.
- Intersections between feminist bioethics and black bioethics concerns.
Skills
- Applying a feminist lens to bioethical theories and analyzing issues arising from sex and gender.
- Critically assessing how public health is affected by feminist concerns including epistemic injustice and sex bias.
- Constructing clearly and persuasively written arguments in feminist bioethics.
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