Catholicism: Beyond the Basics
Bioethics in the Catholic Tradition led by Fr. Paul Burke, JCL
Thursdays, September 19 - October 24 from 7 - 8 PM in the Ministry Offices.
Bioethics in the Catholic Tradition considers the ethical principles and values relevant to life and their application to the use of technology (particularly medical technology) to maintain, extend, and even produce human life. This course will explore foundational and current issues in bioethics in light of Catholic tradition and teaching. It will provide students with an understanding of bioethics main terms and concepts, as well as decision-making procedures that students can use to discern and defend moral courses of action. Our two main areas of consideration are life’s beginning—reproductive ethics—and life’s end, but we will also apply our analyses to such questions as organ donation and human experimentation. These discussions will be particularly relevant on a practical level; most of us will face them in some form in our individual lives, and bioethical questions face all of us as a society. Audit Fee: $99. To register, visit www.holyspiritcollege.org or contact Kim Schulman at kschulman@holyspiritcollege.org.