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This question asks us to choose one of the ethical or social issues in parts a through e and give your opinion on the issue.
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For background information, you might read one of the articles on ethics marked with an asterisk in the suggested reading section for chapter 1.
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So the prompts for ethical issues are as follows.
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We have, should a person's genetic makeup be used in determining his or her eligibility for life insurance? should biotechnology companies be able to patent newly sequenced genes, should gene therapy be used in people, and should genetic testing be made available for inherited disorders for which there is no treatment or cure? so we cannot answer this question for you.
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You have to form your own opinion on one of those ethical issues.
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However, what we can do is we can talk about how you would go about answering that question.
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So the first thing that you want to consider, the factors to consider here, are going to be both sides.
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In any ethical situation, you can't just hone it on one side without acknowledging the other side.
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We can't ignore the other side because the other side does provide in almost every single instance very valuable points.
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And by listening to the other side, by examining their views, we can actually make our argument better.
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So if we look at both sides, then we are able to formulate a much better argument...