pt. 1. Introduction to ethics -- 1. Ethical theory and bioethics -- 2. Bioethics as a field of ethics -- pt. 2. Conceptual foundations -- 3. Concepts of health and disease -- 4. Life, death and personhood -- pt. 3. Life and death -- 5. Abortion -- 6 Euthanasia and the prolongation of life -- pt. 4. The patient-professional relationship -- 7. Patient's rights and professional responsibilities -- 8. The management of medical information - pt. 5. Biomedical research and technology -- 9. Research with human and animal subjects -- 10. Frontiers in biology and medicine -- pt. 6. Allocation and health policy -- 11. The allocation of medical resources -- 12. Health policy
