Choose the best answer for each of the following questions. 1) Critics of prenat
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Choose the best answer for each of the following questions.
1) Critics of prenatal genetic testing argue which of the following?
a) It is not clear which genetic conditions are sufficiently serious to justify aborting the fetus.
b) Genetic testing is a form of discrimination against people with disabilities.
c) Diminishing the number of people with genetic conditions will have a negative effect on those now living with these conditions.
d) All of these choices
2) The aim of increasing the number of favorable genes in the human population is called
a)positive eugenics
b)negative eugenics
c)the Human Genome Project
d)neutral eugenics
3) The aim of decreasing the number of undesirable or harmful genes in the human population is called
a) positive eugenics
b)negative eugenics
c)the Human Genome Project
d)neutral eugenics
4) George Annas believes that, historically,
a) prenatal screening has been used to find conditions that could justify the view that abortion is permissible because the fetus would be better off dead.
b) prenatal screening has been used to find conditions that could be rectified by genetic therapies.
c) prenatal screening has been used as a substitute for elective abortion.
d) all of these choices.
5) Asch considers aborting to avoid having a child with a disability morally on a par with
a) aborting to avoid having a deaf child.
b) aborting to avoid having a child of the “wrong” sex.
c) aborting to avoid the expense of child-rearing.
d) aborting to select for particular traits in a child.
24) GINA (Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act) prohibits which of the following?
a) It prohibits employers from requiring genetic tests as a condition of being hired.
b) It prohibits health insurers from disclosing genetic information about an individual.
c) It prohibits employers from buying genetic information about an employee.
d) All of these choices
Explanation / Answer
( 1 ) Prenatal genetic testing gives information about whether the fetus has certain genetic disorder or not.
Critically all the above options are argued for prenatal genetic testing.So option D is correct
( 2 ) Positive eugeneics refers to efforts aimed at increasing desirable traits while negative eugeneics refers to efforts aimed at decreasing undesirable traits.
so correct answer is A
( 3 ) The correct answer is B
( 4 ) George Annas is a bioethicist beleives that prenatal screening has been used to find conditions that could justify the view that abortion is permissible because the fetus would be better off dead
The correct option is A