SSC502 ETHICS, LAW & MEDICAL SCIENCE (8)
Enrolment restriction(s): not available to students who have completed ETH403
Studies ethical and legal issues affecting biological and biomedical research. Examines the role of ethics and law in scientific research, paying attention to ethical and legal issues which have arisen in relation to genetic engineering and recombinant DNA research, human and foetal experimentation, and reproductive technology. Ethics of health care resource allocation are considered. Examines relevant codes of ethics and the role and functioning of ethics committees.