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i. I. Introduction
i. Genetic testing can assist with paternity, cancer, and family ancestry. ii. Genetic tests not only supply answers for hereditary diseases and cancers, they can have an emotional impact on the patients as well. The ethical questions related to genetic testing are when to start genetic testing and the reasons behind doing so. iii. Now that genetic testing has become more readily available, parents are having their children tested. Although some may say this option is very beneficial others argue that this affects the child’s psychosocial health. iv. Genetic testing also provides insurance and pharmaceutical corporations to adjust their premiums for clients who carry a defective gene.
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Those against pre-symptomatic genetic testing argue that it doesn’t only affect the patient; it affects the family involved as well not matter what the test results are. This can cause anxiety when the result from testing is revealed to family members who would have rather not known. iii. Those in favor believe that pre-symptomatic genetic testing is important “for future family panning, which promotes their autonomy” (Anderson, 2015).
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b. a. Transition: Another ethical issue concerning genetic testing is genetic testing in children. Many believe it goes against the child’s rights.
c. b. Topic Sentence: Testing a child early in life, before they are able to decide for themselves, breaches their “right not to know.”
i. Those against genetic testing in children argue that pre-symptomatic testing should not be done until the child is about to make the decision on their own (Borry, 2014).
Genetic testing can result in unnecessary treatments that may or may not be beneficial. This can cause emotional distress to the child and family, but also financial distress for the guardians responsible. Anxiety can arise if the test result is positive before any symptoms even occur (Phadke,
i. I. Introduction
i. Genetic testing can assist with paternity, cancer, and family ancestry. ii. Genetic tests not only supply answers for hereditary diseases and cancers, they can have an emotional impact on the patients as well. The ethical questions related to genetic testing are when to start genetic testing and the reasons behind doing so. iii. Now that genetic testing has become more readily available, parents are having their children tested. Although some may say this option is very beneficial others argue that this affects the child’s psychosocial health. iv. Genetic testing also provides insurance and pharmaceutical corporations to adjust their premiums for clients who carry a defective gene.
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Those against pre-symptomatic genetic testing argue that it doesn’t only affect the patient; it affects the family involved as well not matter what the test results are. This can cause anxiety when the result from testing is revealed to family members who would have rather not known. iii. Those in favor believe that pre-symptomatic genetic testing is important “for future family panning, which promotes their autonomy” (Anderson, 2015).
i. V. Body Paragraph 4 - Arguments
b. a. Transition: Another ethical issue concerning genetic testing is genetic testing in children. Many believe it goes against the child’s rights.
c. b. Topic Sentence: Testing a child early in life, before they are able to decide for themselves, breaches their “right not to know.”
i. Those against genetic testing in children argue that pre-symptomatic testing should not be done until the child is about to make the decision on their own (Borry, 2014).
Genetic testing can result in unnecessary treatments that may or may not be beneficial. This can cause emotional distress to the child and family, but also financial distress for the guardians responsible. Anxiety can arise if the test result is positive before any symptoms even occur (Phadke,