The study guides in this section provide questions to guide the weekly readings, while the handouts summarize key lecture topics.
Study material files. | SES # | TOPICS | STUDY GUIDES | HANDOUTS |
| Ending life |
| L1 | Introduction to the course | | |
| L2 | From euthanasia to assisted suicide | (PDF) | |
| L3 | Killing for the greater good I | | (PDF) |
| L4 | Killing for the greater good II | | (PDF) |
| L5 | Withdrawal of life support | (PDF) | |
| Beginning life |
| L6 | Neonatal dilemmas | (PDF) | |
| L7 | Are people organisms? | | (PDF) |
| L8 | The ethics of abortion I | | (PDF) |
| L9 | History and abortion | (PDF) | |
| L10 | The ethics of abortion II | | (PDF) |
| L11 | Obligations of pregnancy | (PDF) | |
| Optimizing life |
| L12 | Procreation and future people I | | (PDF) |
| L13 | Procreation and future people II | | (PDF) |
| L14 | Eugenics and its legacies | (PDF) | |
| L15 | Genetic engineering | (PDF) | |
| L16 | Slippery slopes | | (PDF) |
| L17 | Enhancing or cheating | (PDF) | |
| Valuing life |
| L18 | The political economy of organs | (PDF) | |
| L19 | Valuing lives I | | (PDF) |
| L20 | Valuing lives II | | (PDF) |
| L21 | Rationing health care | (PDF) | |
| L22 | Valuing lives III | | |
| Regulating life |
| L23 | Public health vs. individual rights? | (PDF) | |
| L24 | Public health and individual responsibility | (PDF) | |
| L25 | Self binding | | (PDF) |
| L26 | Conclusions | | |
