1. INTRODUCTION TO
BIOETHICS
Mevelle L. Asuncion, RN
College of Nursing
Central Mindanao University

2.  Introduction to Bioethics
 Importance of bioethics
 Definition of terms
 ethics
 biology
 bioethics
 health ethics
 professional ethics
 History of Ethics

3. Why study bioethics?
Black Suede Scandal-

4.  Bioethics education for medical practice is
essential in today’s complex world because:
 medical policies and patient rights legislation are
ever-changing
 health care systems function differently than before
 clinical practice now involves decision-making about
many new issues

5. Definition of terms

6. Ethics
 A set of principles of right conduct.
 motivation based on ideas of right
and wrong

7. Biology
 The scientific study of life and of
living organisms

8. Bioethics
 The study of the ethical and moral
implications of new biological
discoveries and biomedical
advances, as in the fields of genetic
engineering and drug research.
 The study of the ethical and moral
implications of medical research and
practice.

9. health ethics/MEDICAL ETHICS
 The rules or standards governing
the conduct of a person or the
members of a profession relating
to the study or practice of
medicine.

10. professional ethics
 The rules or standards governing the
conduct of a person or the members
of a profession

11. Ethical issues
 Abortion
 Euthanasia
 suicide
 DNR
 Determination of death
 Cloning
 Human experimentation
 Birth Control
 In vitro fertilizations
 Stem cell technology
 Homosexuality