bioethics

== English == === Etymology === From bio- +‎ ethics. === Noun === bioethics (uncountable) (ethics) The branch of ethics that studies the implications of biological and biomedical advances. 2006, Florencia Luna, Arleen L. F. Salles, One: Latin American Bioethics: Some Reflections, Florencia Luna (editor), Bioethics and Vulnerability: A Latin American View, page 9, Bioethics has been defined as the critical and systematic reflection on ethical issues in healthcare, biological and medical research, and public health. […] In the United States, the emergence of modern bioethics has been characterized by a shift away from the religious and medical considerations that initially dominated the discourse to more philosophical and legal concepts. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ====