Understanding Prenatal Genetic Testing And Its Effects
Improvements to prenatal genetic testing occurs everyday, allowing for cheaper and less invasive tests, allowing parents to understand whether their child will have any deadly diseases. I have compiled six resources which I summarize, assess, analyze, and reflect to support and defend my argument about the pros and cons of prenatal genetic testing.
Articles to Inform
Summarization and Assessment
The article, “Genetic Screening Before or During Pregnancy,” by Phyllis Cooper, provides mutual information and background about prenatal genetic testing. The essay begins explaining what genetic screening is, before continuing to describe when it is used, how to prepare, how it is done, and …show more content…
The article, “Genetic Screening of Fetuses Is Wrong” by N. Sprague, argues just because genetic testing is available, does not mean it is positive. The decisions to terminate one’s life contradicts society’s cornerstone belief that people have the right to make their own decisions regarding their own health care (Sprague, 2016, p.1). In addition, Sprague argues testing sends the message that disadvantaged individuals are not born into loving families and grow to be productive members of society, while also saying disabled citizens are less important than other healthy citizens (Sprague, 2016, p. 2). This is a strong argument against genetic testing before or during pregnancy, incorporating important concepts and ideas to backup the authors …show more content…
This argument believes new prenatal blood tests create fear, and are leading to confusion and inaccurate results, resulting in abortions of healthy babies. Multiple interests associated with receiving the test results explain these inaccurate results (Weaver, 2013, p. 1). Weaver presents an article filled with strong facts and statistics, creating a reliable, informative source.
Reflection
Weaver refers to the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, high-risk pregnancy specialists, and companies which market, produce, and sell these tests (Weaver, 2013, p.1). By including this, the author is creating ethos and making his argument more reliable. This source was helpful when providing new input and ideas to support prenatal testing as wrong, causing severe consequences.
Comparison
The articles against prenatal testing offer different ideas and reasoning to support their argument while still coming to the same conclusion. Sprague provides unique comparisons, while Weaver references important companies and associations to support his claims. Both authors create credible sources, yet enough evidence and personal examples the readers can connect
Improvements to prenatal genetic testing occurs everyday, allowing for cheaper and less invasive tests, allowing parents to understand whether their child will have any deadly diseases. I have compiled six resources which I summarize, assess, analyze, and reflect to support and defend my argument about the pros and cons of prenatal genetic testing.
Articles to Inform
Summarization and Assessment
The article, “Genetic Screening Before or During Pregnancy,” by Phyllis Cooper, provides mutual information and background about prenatal genetic testing. The essay begins explaining what genetic screening is, before continuing to describe when it is used, how to prepare, how it is done, and …show more content…
The article, “Genetic Screening of Fetuses Is Wrong” by N. Sprague, argues just because genetic testing is available, does not mean it is positive. The decisions to terminate one’s life contradicts society’s cornerstone belief that people have the right to make their own decisions regarding their own health care (Sprague, 2016, p.1). In addition, Sprague argues testing sends the message that disadvantaged individuals are not born into loving families and grow to be productive members of society, while also saying disabled citizens are less important than other healthy citizens (Sprague, 2016, p. 2). This is a strong argument against genetic testing before or during pregnancy, incorporating important concepts and ideas to backup the authors …show more content…
This argument believes new prenatal blood tests create fear, and are leading to confusion and inaccurate results, resulting in abortions of healthy babies. Multiple interests associated with receiving the test results explain these inaccurate results (Weaver, 2013, p. 1). Weaver presents an article filled with strong facts and statistics, creating a reliable, informative source.
Reflection
Weaver refers to the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, high-risk pregnancy specialists, and companies which market, produce, and sell these tests (Weaver, 2013, p.1). By including this, the author is creating ethos and making his argument more reliable. This source was helpful when providing new input and ideas to support prenatal testing as wrong, causing severe consequences.
Comparison
The articles against prenatal testing offer different ideas and reasoning to support their argument while still coming to the same conclusion. Sprague provides unique comparisons, while Weaver references important companies and associations to support his claims. Both authors create credible sources, yet enough evidence and personal examples the readers can connect