Denne bog guider dig sikkert gennem emnet breeding out disease, som var emnet for delprøve 2 ved den skriftlige eksamen i Engelsk B på HTX den 15. december 2015. Opgaveformuleringen lød, som følger:
A: Summary
Write a summary of the video clip.
(About 200 words)
B: Discussion
“Dr. Mark Hughes: We all throw genetic dice when we have children. But when you know the dice are loaded and that there's a really reasonable chance that your baby will have an incurable, dreadful condition, you're looking for an alternative.” (01:20 – 01:32)
Describe and discuss the positive and negative aspects of genetic testing.
Include a comment on the quotation in your discussion.
Base your discussion on both the video and the text.
(Minimum 600 words)
Texts
I: Breeding out Disease
II: Ethics Questions Arise as Genetic Testing of Embryos Increases
Med Studienets vejledning får du et godt overblik over de to tekster, som er vedlagt eksamensspørgsmålet. Vi giver dig også konkret hjælp til, hvad du kan tage fat i, når du skal skrive din diskussion om emnet breeding out disease.
Uddrag
Her er et uddrag fra teksten, som også er en nærmere introduktion til dette emne:
Presentation of the topic
The two texts from your assignment cover the topic of genetic testing on human embryos to rule out possible genetic diseases that can be transmitted from parents to children.
The procedure can only be performed if parents agree to have in vitro fertilization. After the egg has been fertilized, the doctors remove a cell from the embryo and test for possible genetic mutations, based on the parents’ medical records.
The procedure is debatable because it is not clearly regulated and doctors are far from reaching a consensus with regards to when the procedure is necessary and when it is not. It consequently raises a number of significant ethical issues.
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