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Running Head : CASE ANALYSIS FOR HUNTINGTON 'S DISEASE

: Case Analysis for Huntington 's Disease

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Case Analysis for Huntington 's Disease

Contained herein is an analysis of a case study regarding Huntington 's Disease (HD , a fatal disease that is passed from parents to infants kids whose parent (s ) suffered from HD have 50 percent chances of catching the diseases . The case study involves two sisters , Alice and Nancy . The sisters ' mother was a HD victim - they are faced with dilemma on whether to go for test and avoid

serious ethical issues Though there are many disagreements on how to best deal with the disease , potential victims who undergo early testing , embark on gaining knowledge on HD and informing marriage partners on the same have higher chance of succeeding in overcoming many challenges , including conceiving and bringing up HD positive offspring

Ethical issues regarding genetic screening have continued to be divisive among thinkers and general population . In the case for HD , one side of the argument states that there is no need for HD patients to reproduce , because the resulting children would suffer during their lifetime . This group therefore supports abortion of fetus suffering from the disease because there is no need to expose such kids to life long suffering . The other side of this argument claims that people suffering from HD should be allowed to reproduce just like their normal counterparts . The first group disapproves the use of abortion as the best way to ease the unborn...