Title: The ethical issues in Genetic Testing or screening for disease

Genetic Testing : The Role of Ethics in Modern Day Developments

Introduction : Overview of Scientific Developments and Its Impact

Some of the most spectacular inventions and discoveries have been witnessed by mankind . This has been a continuing process of learning improving the knowledge and skills of man with each single step . From the simple inventions of light bulbs , telephones , the modern day scientist has delved deeply into things , producing innovations such as cloning , stem cell research and genetic engineering

Innovations linked to scientific developments are as ordinary as the next invention . Not

literally , but figuratively , in the aspect of producing inventions almost everyday . The extent of knowledge of mankind has evolved and developed that almost every sickness , need and want is readily made available to willing consumers (Robertson ) This has tremendously spurred controversies and at times heated arguments from different sectors of society , both praising and condemning works of science . Foremost of these issues is genetic testing . It has elicited a lot of comments , feedbacks and views from people around the globe . Its importance , moral ground and relevance have been questioned over and over again

Genetic Testing : Its Relevance and Role

The need to cure has already been replaced with the need to prevent and anticipate future diseases . This is where the role and relevance of Genetic Testing comes in . generally , it means the diagnosis of a person 's gene in to identify ancestry , study one 's genetic structure and gather information on inherited diseases . The testing is very relevant in medical cases where the person would seek the help science can provide by knowing the diss associated with a particular gene he or she is carrying . By doing this , certain conditions and diseases can be identified , acknowledge or ruled out , depending on what the testing is done for (Golde 265-266

Genetic Testing : Pro Genetic Testing and the Right to Know

In performing the Genetic Testing , one of the primary consideration is the privacy of the individual undergoing such test and the confidentiality that would exist between the patient and the doctor in cases where the results of the genetic testing has been done and results are valid and confirmed . It has always seemed that the main issue in this argument regarding genetic testing is the morality clause that is accompanied with it . By morality clause , it means to say that individuals have different views and at times , different sectors of society cannot arrive at a meeting point . For genetic testing , many argue that it is not right to be one step advance with what God has planned for us . Some believe that death is something that we should not deny to ourselves because it is the natural cycle of life . By having genetic testing and identifying probable cause of sickness , which may lead to death , science can minimize mortality rates of individuals treating death as an ordinary number of individuals (Phillips 161-167

Genetic Testing should be allowed and supported because when it all boils down to it , the important...