Definition: Bioethics is the systematic study of moral questions that arise in biology, medicine and the life sciences, especially where scientific capability affects human welfare, individual choice, ...

The concept of utilitarianism refers to the doctrine that actions are right if they are useful for the benefit of a majority. The doctrine is that an action is right in so far as it promotes happiness ...

How should public-policy issues that involve an ethical component be decided? Should we rely on moral intuition? Can we apply some standard rules? Advances in medical and biological research mean that ...

A healthcare worker in green scrubs stands in the middle of an intersection, staring down a traffic jam of screaming protesters demanding a return to their livelihoods and liberties. The photograph, ...

The world of bioethics is defined by four basic principles: autonomy, justice, beneficence and nonmaleficence. Healthcare practitioners use these principles as their guiding force when evaluating the ...

Global justice and human rights are remarkably absent in discussions of bioethics. Julien Harneis Bioethics has grown rapidly as a professional field since its emergence in the United States in around ...