Outlines

Part A of your exam question requires you to write a summary of Text I, “Breeding out Disease”. In this part, we will give you a summary for both texts, so that you get an overall outline of the topic you have to discuss.

I: Breeding out Disease

Author: CBS News
Genre: Video
Year of Publication: 2014

“Breeding out Disease” is a video clip from the CBS News show ‘60 minutes’ aired in 2014.

Norah O'Donnell looks into the genetic screening of embryos which is done to prevent the spread of genetic diseases passed from one generation to another. This can be done by creating and testing embryos in a lab and implanting only the healthy ones in the womb of the future mother.

O'Donnell interviews Dr. Mark Hughes who pioneered an embryo testing procedure called PGD (pre-implantation genetic diagnosis). Dr. Mark Hughes argues that while reproduction is always a matter of chance, there are cases in which parents can know when there is a reasonable risk of their child developing a severe disease.

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II: Ethics Questions Arise as Genetic Testing of Embryos Increases

Author: Gina Kolata
Genre: Article
Year of Publication: 2014

The article “Ethics Questions Arise as Genetic Testing of Embryos Increases” was written by Gina Kolata and published in 2014 on the website of The New York Times.

The article discusses the genetic screening of embryos by presenting the case of Mr. and Ms. Kalinsky. Before they were married, Amanda discovered that she suffered from a genetically transmitted disease, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker disease (GSS).

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