Ethics & Law · single question
Bioethics is best defined as:
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Correct answer: A. The study of moral principles applied to health care and the life sciences
- A. Correct. Bioethics examines moral questions in medicine/biology, guided by principles such as autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice.
- B. Laws are enacted statutes; ethics may inform but is not identical to law.
- C. Billing rules are administrative, not bioethics.
- D. Guidelines are clinical recommendations, distinct from ethical principles.