Discuss the concept of financial incentives to increase organ donation. Share your thoughts on the positive and negative potential effects.What are some of the ethical issues that can arise from genetic testing and genetic counseling
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1. What are some of the risks and benefits of genetic testing as it relates to legal (not medical) issues? 2. Do you think an unintended consequence of genetic testing could be that people would be less liable to seek medical care out of fear that they could later be denied life or health insurance? What laws should be used to govern the use of genetic data of this type?
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Choose one of the ethical or social issues in parts $a$ through $e$ and give your opinion on the issue. For backg round in formation, you might read one of the articles on ethics marked with an asterisk in the Suggested Readings section for Chapter 1 at http://courses.bfwpub.com/pierce5e. a. Should a person's genetic makeup be used in determining his or her eligibility for life insurance? b. Should biotechnology companies be able to patent newly sequenced genes? c. Should gene therapy be used on people? d. Should genet ic testing be made available for inherited disorders for which there is no treatment or cure?
Considering the Ethics of Genetic Testing and Genetic Counseling 1- Will all the health professionals be able to doing genetic counseling at some degree? Explain your answer. 2- Imagine that you want to have a personal genetic test, but your sibling is strongly against finding out his or her own genetic information. Would you have the test done, and what would you do with the information you discover? Discuss the concerns and consequences of the different actions you could take. What are the benefits and risks of different choices? What are the possible ethical, legal, and social implications? Write down your analysis. Some questions to consider: • What effects do you think your genetic test results might have on your sibling? • Why do you think your sibling might not want to know his or her genetic information? • What could you and your sibling talk about to help you understand each other's positions? • You have the right to learn about your genetic information without the consent of the rest of your family, but why might you decide not to exercise that right? • How do you think having a personal genetic test done against your sibling's wishes might affect your relationship?
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