This information describes the predispositions that individuals have to specific conditions. With this knowledge, parents can guide their children towards choices that will result in improved lives (Stein, 2012, 1)
This information describes the predispositions that individuals have to specific conditions. With this knowledge, parents can guide their children towards choices that will result in improved lives (Stein, 2012, 1)
Genetic testing is concept that is used to diagnose 'genetic diseases', which are transferred to any person by their ancestry. (Wikipedia, 2007)
Genetic testing is considered positive if there are: no particular treatments needed during pregnancy and if there are more medical treatment options. This gives the parents a wider range of choices for: the health of the mother, the fetus and the stability of the pregnancy in general (Barigozzi & Henriet, 2009)
Nevertheless, all information about the patient must remain private. This is mainly because, of the outcome of genetic testing is fully related to the identification of the patient and his family (Devettere, 2009)
To include: its health condition, the presence of anomalies and its implications. As stated in the principle of beneficence, physicians must encourage and support the well-being of their patients by preventing any form of harm for occuring (Jecker, Jonsen & Pearlman, 2007)
When the child reaches his adulthood, he has the full authority and capability to decide for himself about knowing his genetic history. On the other hand, genetic testing needs a wider range of considerations when it comes to prenatal tests (Jones & Smith, 2005)
Moreover, it can spot the possibility of the other family members developing the same disease and how it can be prevented from spreading to their offspring. In prenatal genetic testing, it is important that the patient is informed about: every aspect of the test and the results of their reproductive decision-making (Rehmann-Sutter & Muller, 2009)
Ethical Implications of Genetic Testing Throughout the years, genetic testing has been extensively used in: treating medical disorders and identifying the risks brought on by a particular disease. Also known as DNA-based tests, it consists of techniques that are utilized in: determining genetic disorders and examining the DNA of a patient (Sequeiros & Guimaraes, 2008)
This identifies the increased risks of health-related problems and the chances of transmitting disease-carrying genes to a person's offspring. Consequently, DNA-based tests are imperative in determining what kind of treatment should be used in assessing a particular case (Widdows, 2009)
This means that an assessment of the possible risks and advantages of genetic testing is very important part of every medical case. Where, the chances of physical / nonphysical hazards involved: in genetic testing and the dissemination of information is a private manner (Ziegler, Konig & Pahlke, 2010)
The cases involved discrimination by insurance companies, employers, and other organizations that use genetic information" (Genetic Information and the Workplace). Given that it is natural for an employer to want to achieve maximum efficiency, people today have come to be employed on account of more than just their physical and mental abilities, as some are chosen depending on their likeliness to develop a particular disease in the future (Miller)
Prenatal genetic diagnosis has become a common and important practice in attempts to predict and deal with certain genetic diseases in children. Since its one of the common practices during prenatal care, the techniques utilized in prenatal genetic diagnosis have challenged the traditional conception of justice (Denier, 2010, p
These concerns emerge because marketing of this testing is based on claims of personal enhancement that cannot be proved. Moreover, current practice in using this genetic testing does not have effective quality, usage, storage, and consent controls are compared to those that exist in clinical contexts (Skirton, 2015)
The demand for DTC genetic testing is seemingly fueled by increased public interest in personal genetic risk information though the reasons for public demand for these services is largely unclear. However, DTC genetic testing is testing that is provided to consumers through the Internet, television, and other marketing channels (Su, 2013, p