Course Description

This course explores the intersection of healthcare ethics, religious beliefs, and moral decision‑making in clinical and public health settings. It examines how religious traditions influence perspectives on life, death, suffering, autonomy, reproductive rights, end‑of‑life care, organ donation, and biomedical innovation. Students analyze ethical frameworks alongside religious doctrines to navigate complex moral dilemmas in pluralistic societies.

The course integrates clinical ethics, comparative religious perspectives, health law considerations, and contemporary policy debates.

Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

1. Apply major ethical theories to healthcare dilemmas.
2. Analyze how religious traditions shape medical decision-making.
3. Evaluate ethical conflicts between secular bioethics and religious doctrines.
4. Assess case studies involving end‑of‑life care, reproductive ethics, and organ transplantation.
5. Formulate culturally sensitive and ethically grounded healthcare policies.
6. Conduct critical analysis of religious pluralism in healthcare delivery.