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Should your genetic information be private?
Should your genetic information remain private? Do you or your relatives have the right to know which illnesses you might develop in later life? Should parents be allowed to test their children? What, if any, genetic tests should be carried out on unborn babies? Will employers or insurance companies use genetic information to discriminate against certain people? Although an in-depth knowledge of our genes will provide many benefits, it also raises some difficult moral questions.Enlarge
When an embryo is still only composed of 8 cells, one can be removed to test for genetic abnormalities.
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