Important Issues in Health Ethics

The issues facing our society and health care providers today are vast and complex. In many situations the need for knowledge of the issue at hand is the key to making the right decision. Listed below are some of the important issues we are facing and a description of each topic.

Foundational Issues:

• Ethical Theory
• The Concept of Personhood

Major Controversies:

• Abortion
• Advanced Directives and Surrogate Decision Making
• Animal Research
• Confidentiality
• Ethics and the Law
• Euthanasia
• Gene Therapy and Genetic Engineering
• Genetic Testing and Screening
• Healthcare Access
• Human Research
• Informed Consent
• Multi-Cultural Medicine
• Organ Acquisition
• Organ Transplantation
• Religion and Morality
• The Provider and Patient Relationship
• Treating Children
• Truth Telling