Bioethics

Fully booked
This course requires intellectual interest and discursive and critical ability to analyse new challenges posed by the scientific advances in the fields of life sciences, humans and biomedicine.
The aims of the course are:
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Analysis of the historical and scientific context in which "Bioethics" is born.
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Identification of the new problems and current debates generated by the new advances in the field of life sciences, new technologies and biomedicine.
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Understanding of the plurality of ideas and values around these issues in today's democratic societies.
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Creation of an appropriate debate space to facilitate the adoption of personal positions based on possible consensus, to evaluate the legal regulations, existing social conventions and moral convictions.
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Contents | Teaching/Learning activities |
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1 |
Bioethics: Origins; science and technology during the 20th century. Bioethics: Gender; Moral pluralism; Cultural diversity. Bioethics and Big Data. Exploitations and Commercialisation of user data: new technologies vs. right of privacy & non-discrimination. Health care: The rights of the patient; The confidentiality of the medical history and the new information technologies. |
Presentation by the lecturer Debate in class Analysis of a case |
2 |
Sexual and reproductive rights: Sexual education and contraceptive methods; Abortion; Conscientious objection of health professionals. Assisted Reproduction I: Techniques of Assisted Reproduction; The legal status of embryos; Donation of gametes and anonymity. |
Presentation by the lecturer Debate in class Analysis of a case |
3 |
Assisted Reproduction II: Surrogacy; Reproductive cloning; Individual freedom, contract, and the market. Human Genetics: Preimplantation genetic diagnosis; Gene therapy; Genetics and Eugenics. End of life: rejection of health treatment; Palliative care and terminal sedation; Euthanasia. Justice and Health: Assignment of health resources; Equality and health; Obligations towards future generations. |
Presentation by the lecturer Debate in class Analysis of a case |
From Monday to Friday.
From 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
True or False test of the first half of the program (50% of final grade)
Multiple choice test of the second part of the program (50% of the final grade)
- CASADO GONZÁLEZ, M. & LÓPEZ BARONI, M. J. (2020). Handbook of secular bioethics 1, 1.
- KUHSE, Helga and SINGER, Peter (2011): A companion to Bioethics, Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
- DICKESON, Donna (2012): Bioethics: all that matters, London, Hodder Education.
- DOLGIN, Janet L. (2005): Bioethics and the Law, New York, Aspen Publishers.
- The Hasting Center.
Adrián Pascale is a Professor in Philosophy of Law (UAB). He is a researcher in Surrogacy in Spain project I+D of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Competitiveness of the Spanish Government. Also, he earned a Master degree in Criminology and Judicial Systems (University Pompeu Fabra). He is a Lawyer Specialist in Criminal Law (University of Buenos Aires) and presently he is a PhD candidate in the Law and Enterprises programme of the University of Girona. In addition, he is an expert in media and gender violence.
Marc-Abraham Puig Hernández is an Associate Lecturer in Philosophy of Law (UAB). He is a PhD in Law and MD in Citizenship and Human Rights: Ethics and Politics. He does research on Reproductive Mobilities in a Spanish project I+D+i, of the Ministry of Science and Innovation. He is a lawyer and ICAB member. In addition, his field of investigation includes Legal Theory, History of Legal Ideas and Theories of Justice.
- Department of Political Science en Public Law
- E-mail: adrianalberto.pascale@uab.cat
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Where the course will take place
Classroom 102, Faculty of Translation and Interpreting.
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