Bioethics (noun)

1. The study of the ethical issues arising from advances in biology and medicine.
2. The branch of ethics that studies moral values and judgments as they apply to life and living things.

Origin:

1970s: from bio- "life" + ethics.

Examples:

1. The bioethics committee was established to address ethical issues in medical research.
2. Bioethics is concerned with the moral implications of new technologies.
3. The bioethics debate surrounds the use of stem cells in research.
4. Bioethics is the study of ethical issues in the life sciences.
5. The bioethics discussion focuses on the moral implications of genetic engineering.