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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Warm-up: Ethics in Gene Screening

Prompt:
With the advancement in technology, scientists have the ability and will have further ability to screen people for certain genetic disorders. Do you believe it would be right for the government or insurance companies to have access to this information?

15 minute free-writing. Take a stance and support your opinion. If you think they should, support that. If you think they shouldn't, support that. If you think there should be limits, then explain the limits and why. Students will be graded on whether you take an opinion and if you provide support and an explanation. Students will NOT be graded on what opinion they take.