your baby had any harmful diseases before delivery‚ would you? There needs to be accessibility to the tests so that parents will be more ready financially and emotionally for any birth abnormalities. 1 in 33 babies are affected with birth defects in the US each year (Prenatal Nierneberg). Birth defects could be prevented or the parents could be ready for the possible outcomes after birth. The Federal government should legislate for more accessibility to prenatal genetic testing by increasing funding
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Gene testing on unborn children is a revolutionary method that is available to doctors and would-be parents of late. The main objective of gene testing is to know whether parents are carriers of any genes that could hypothetically cause a genetic abnormality. It is important to understand the condition where genetic testing should be recommended in society as there can be benefits of getting the test done on an unborn child. This issue however should not be compulsory because there are many factors
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sooner‚ and for the safety of the mother and fetus‚ genetic testing in the first trimester is a necessary tool to be utilized in family planning. The age old argument of making medical decisions based off of something so emotional is one that will not ever be eradicated. Dr. Gwen Latendresse (2015) says of her case study‚ “Although it is true that many genetic conditions cannot currently be cured‚ it certainly can be argued that screening for genetic conditions and diagnosing them can improve the outcomes
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Ethics Case Studies: e-Health and Commercial Genetic Testing Veritas Diagnostics is a medical diagnostics company specializing in adult genetic susceptibility testing for a range of heritable and complex genetic conditions. Their main business involves testing for the mutations associated with cystic fibrosis‚ hereditary kidney disease‚ as well as breast‚ ovarian and colorectal cancer. They have a well-staffed‚ well-run‚ sophisticated genetics laboratory capable of rapidly processing hundreds
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Life: Prenatal Genetic Testing Lauren Delucca Linda Field Despain Cynthia Ventura-Lippert Submitted to Dr. Mark Jumper in partial fulfillment of HCE430‚ Health Care Ethics Regis University October 13‚ 2012 Prenatal Genetic Testing Prenatal testing and genetic testing developed hand in hand. Many genes‚ the basic unit of heredity‚ are now known through the human genome project (Pence‚ 2011‚ pp. 273-274). Genetic testing can identify the existence of genes that carry potentially
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The Ethical Dilemmas of Genetic Testing for Huntington’s Disease INTRODUCTION Huntington’s Disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant‚ progressive‚ neurodegenerative disorder (Walker‚ 2007 and Harmon‚ 2007). The gene that causes the disease is located on the fourth chromosome and causes an abnormal number of repeats in the patient’s genetic code (Harmon‚ 2007). Huntington’s Disease can have devastating effects on patients’ quality of life. The first symptoms of HD generally start between the ages
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The work-force has significantly since 1994 but small norms such as physical attractive still lives and legally is should not be that way. “…discrimination against people based on what they look like as a serious problem that should and can be addressed by law” (Rhodes‚ 2010‚ p.1). That situation may be a lot harder to detect than a problem dealing with race or ethnic background. Even though there is a law made for this particular situation this has continued to happen and really is human nature
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126). By continues monitoring and providing transparency within the organization would be some steps to ensure programs against name-based discrimination are working. The study in our textbook by Bertrand and Mullainathan showed that about 50% of Black applicants with common Black names were called for interview more or less interview and offer a position. The study also depicts Black-sounding
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My Genes made me do it! Consider the Genetic Influences on Criminal Behaviour. My Genes made me do it! Consider the Genetic Influences on Criminal Behaviour. A gene is a sequence on DNA that has a specific region on the chromosome‚ which determines a particular characteristic in an organism. For many years it has been thought that there are specific genes responsible for certain behaviour and so there is a gene for criminal behaviour. In the first half of the twentieth century
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Parents should not use the results of a prenatal genetic test to determine if they will terminate the pregnancy. These tests are not completely accurate‚ and it is possible for a child to live a long and happy life with many genetic diseases. Also it is not morally correct to terminate a pregnancy. Prenatal genetic testing can reveal birth defects a child will have when born. It can result in parents getting the extra help their child will need and sometimes can save the child’s life because the
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