<p>(Same as Society and Genetics M166.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Should parents choose to have abortion if their fetus will likely have disability? Should person decide to end their own life through physician-aided dying? Is disability form of human variation we can live well with, disease we should eliminate, or mistake we should cut out of genetic code? Study of ethics of health and disability with critical discussions of topics including human reproduction, genetic manipulation, and end-of-life treatment and care. Consideration of concepts such as freedom, kinship, dignity, advocacy, equal rights, and good life to challenge how we think of modern humanity, structure of our world, and how we live our lives. P/NP or letter grading.</p>

Disability Studies

Combining rigorous, inclusive pedagogy with opportunities for co-curricular activities—including research, internships, and community engagement—the College provides students with diverse learning experiences that helps them thrive, become critical thinkers, and transform society.

College of Letters and Science

Disability studies challenges and changes society’s attitudes toward disability by examining the meaning and nature of disability from a variety of perspectives.

General Catalog

Future of Humanity: Bioethics of Health and Disability

DISSTDM166

4 units