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Hello students, let us understand a curious case of the patient abby and the ethical dilemmas associated with her case.
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Now abby has undergone melanoma treatment.
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After which she gave consent for usage of tissue samples.
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Now herein what we have been observing that the researcher who performed the research on the tissue samples found out that there was a mutation in the form of translocation observed on other chromosomes.
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Now it might be worth mentioning here that the melanoma of the patient has been cured.
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So, if this particular mutation is allowed to perpetuate or perpetuates in the future generation or in life of abby if she becomes pregnant will manifest as there might be 50 % spontaneous miscarriage.
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There might be a case then of 25 % wherein the progeny might be severely deformed.
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Now the third case might be that and 25 % chance again that she might have a healthy child.
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Now the whole dilemma is about whether to inform or to keep the information from her.
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Let us see the various points given here in terms of different subparts and the options associated with.
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See the first and the c option.
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Now herein what the c option is trying to tell us that it is the right to autonomy which also includes the right to not have unwanted information post -oponoplasm...