Bioethics is a field of inquiry that addresses questions of life and death, vulnerability and possibility, in human existence and in the whole of nature. It is above all concerned with the human duties that such questions involve. As such, bioethics is essentially interdisciplinary and interprofessional. It constitutes, therefore, a set of issues that challenge any university that is committed not only to the pursuit of knowledge but to the service of society. Specific issues range from the moral dimensions of medical decisions, to the ethical questions raised by molecular genetics, to the goals of sustainable world populations within a viable world environment.

Bioethics at Yale - Volume 9: 2007-2008