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Genetic Testing And Prenatal Testing

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I wanted to research the topic of genetic testing focused on the topic of prenatal testing to determine disabilities. We have come a long way in discovering a lot about ourselves related to anthropology, but also to help us learn about ourselves in the future. We are able to do some extraordinary things with technology to take preventative measures with diseases, cancers, disabilities and possibly even structure a human one day. I picked prenatal testing and disabilities to discuss how unethical it is to do genetic testing before having a baby. Genetic testing is a difficult topic to discuss and even think about because there are things you may really want to know, but things that you may find out and be unsure how to live the rest of your life. Researching genetic testing and prenatal testing made me a little uncomfortable because I see it ethically going both ways, but leaning toward not using prenatal testing to test for disabilities in potential human beings. Frasers article discusses that, “those who test for genetic disabilities sends a message that devalues people who already have disabilities, and views prenatal diagnosis simply as a way to avoid the distress of having a child with a serious disorder” (Fraser). He makes a great point that it already affects those whom have the disability and degrades them as an experiment that could have been prevented (Fraser). Those with disabilities are humans too, who require a little more attention and guidance. It’s

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