Case Studies

Read through the following case studies, cast your vote and see how many people chose the same action as you and how many chose differently.

• Genetic Testing: Duty to Warn vs. Patient Confidentiality
• Reporting Incidental Findings
•  Gene Therapy for Enhancement Purposes
• Huntington’s Disease and Personal Autonomy
• Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis and “Modern Eugenics”
• Recombinant DNA Technology and Biosafety
• When Informed Consent is Unclear
• Ownership of Genetic Information
• Using Fetal DNA for Gender Selection
• Should Genes Be Patentable?
• Risks Associated With Prenatal Testing
• Mendelian Inheritance and Sickle Cell Anemia
• Ownership of Genetically Modified Crops
• Preimplantation Diagnosis and “Designer Babies”
•  Genetic Discrimination