Answer to Question #263326 in Philosophy for Divya

Question

What is Bioethics? Elucidate on the factors that led to its development as a field of study.

Answer 1

Bioethics is the study of typically controversial ethics brought about by advances in biology and medicine. Bioethicists are concerned with the ethical questions that arise in the relationships among life sciences, biotechnology, medicine, politics, law, and philosophy.Bioethics developed in the United States in the 1970s at a time when the legal profession and the role of law in bringing about social change in American society were expanding. At this time, advances in science, technology, and health care delivery raised a new array of contentious moral and social issues.