Bioethics Is Defined as the Field of Study Examining the Ethical

question 6

Multiple Choice

Bioethics is defined as the field of study examining the ethical dilemmas surrounding:

• A) advances in bioscience.
• B) advances in diagnostic treatment procedures.
• C) ethical issues surrounding medical research.
• D) all of the above.

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Definitions:

Legal Positivism

The school of jurisprudence which holds that because society requires authority, a legal and authoritarian hierarchy should exist. When a law is made, therefore, obedience is expected because authority created it.

Natural Law

A school of jurisprudence that recognizes the existence of higher law, or law that is morally superior to human laws.

Stare Decisis

Latin for “standing by the decision”; a principle stating that rulings made in higher courts are binding precedent for lower courts.

Precedent

A legal principle or rule established in a previous court decision that is either binding or persuasive for a court when deciding subsequent cases with similar issues or facts.