Bioethics
Find information about bioethics and related subjects.
Librarian

Sue Vazakas
Contact:
Eisenhower Library, C Level, Office #C30
410-516-4153
What Is Bioethics?
Definitions:
- MeSH (Medical Subject Headings, in PubMed) -- "A branch of applied ethics that studies the value implications of practices and developments in life sciences, medicine, and health care."
- Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy -- "While bioethics, a part of applied ethics, is usually identified with medical ethics, in its broadest sense it is the study of the moral, social and political problems that arise out of biology and the life sciences generally and involve, either directly or indirectly, human wellbeing. Thus, environmental and animal ethics are sometimes included within it."
See also:
- Other research guides (Library home page --> Research Guides --> Find by Subject Area [first box])
- Lists of databases for related topics -- here are all of the lists of databases by subject
Note: The Johns Hopkins Hospital has an Ethics Committee and Consultation Service.
Featured Article
Five Things to Know about Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Tests
by Dr. Debra Matthews
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Berman Institute for Bioethics
The Hub - April 5, 2018