Ethical Issues Relating To Life
The popular debate whether or not genetic testing has gone to far has caused a great concern for privacy and discrimination.
Genetic testing has been used for pre-screening measures in numberless OBGYN practices. Such testing has provided many couples with eye opening results some are thankful with the sigh of relief and others left with their worlds turned upside down. Although results have given some expectant mothers peace of mine in concerns for their embryo or planned parenthood goals. It has also caused social shame for those counseled and given unwanted news. Without doubt it would bring a great deal of embarrassment amongst peers and leave many fearful with having to make the decision to disclose such personal information to family members who maybe at risk or close friends just with great concern. As a result, test has revealed the gene for down …show more content…
Discriminatory practice from insurance carriers and healthcare providers have shown face in cases across the United States and some are left wondering how is this so when there are Acts in place to protect individuals for this reason. However what is not understood is what the Act do not protect. The influences of congress and utilitarian theory have shaped the motive an outcome of this dilemma, it is most certainly seen.
Furthermore, another thread of this debate is that of employers today haven adopted a policy for employees to undergo testing to keep their premiums low and budgets upright. There is no protection for this practice as long as it correlates to a needed cause with reasoning. As seen with many other laws and acts within the med law and ethics realm there will always be a policy driven mainly for society purpose an another to satisfy individuals yet, never really satisfying anyone with all the loopholes in
The popular debate whether or not genetic testing has gone to far has caused a great concern for privacy and discrimination.
Genetic testing has been used for pre-screening measures in numberless OBGYN practices. Such testing has provided many couples with eye opening results some are thankful with the sigh of relief and others left with their worlds turned upside down. Although results have given some expectant mothers peace of mine in concerns for their embryo or planned parenthood goals. It has also caused social shame for those counseled and given unwanted news. Without doubt it would bring a great deal of embarrassment amongst peers and leave many fearful with having to make the decision to disclose such personal information to family members who maybe at risk or close friends just with great concern. As a result, test has revealed the gene for down …show more content…
Discriminatory practice from insurance carriers and healthcare providers have shown face in cases across the United States and some are left wondering how is this so when there are Acts in place to protect individuals for this reason. However what is not understood is what the Act do not protect. The influences of congress and utilitarian theory have shaped the motive an outcome of this dilemma, it is most certainly seen.
Furthermore, another thread of this debate is that of employers today haven adopted a policy for employees to undergo testing to keep their premiums low and budgets upright. There is no protection for this practice as long as it correlates to a needed cause with reasoning. As seen with many other laws and acts within the med law and ethics realm there will always be a policy driven mainly for society purpose an another to satisfy individuals yet, never really satisfying anyone with all the loopholes in