Click on the Session 3 Discussion link and create a new thread to respond to the discussion prompt. After posting your initial response, please comment on your classmates’ responses. Respond by making constructive responses or by raising other questions that will promote further discussion and learning by all of us.
It is best practice to post early and continually participate throughout the session. You will be graded not only for your posting, but your participation in this discussion. Your initial post is due by Wednesday at 11:59 P.M. (MST) of the session in which the discussion is assigned. A minimum of two (2) additional response posts are due by Sunday at 11:59 P.M. (MST). These are minimum requirements. Be sure to follow any additional guidelines posted by the instructor for the course in regards to discussions.
Review the rubric for the discussion.
Discussion Prompt: Genetic Privacy or Replacing Mitochondria
Choose a discussion topic below. Submit a post addressing the questions for your selected topic and then you are free to respond to student posts from either discussion topic.
Topic 1: Genetic Privacy
For background on genetic privacy, read the Bioethics section on pages 12-13 and the
Genetic Privacy section on pages 337-338 of your textbook. Additional information can be obtained from the following the National Human Genome Research Institute web page:
Privacy in GenomicsOnce you familiarize yourself with the topic, respond to the following questions:
- If a genetic test reveals an inherited medical condition that could harm a blood relative, should the individual’s privacy be sacrificed to inform all blood relatives?
- Hypothetically speaking, if the U.S. military excluded individuals from serving in the infantry based on genetic screens indicating higher risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), would this be an act of discrimination or is this a case of the military looking out for susceptible individuals and building a more effective fighting force? Explain your stance.
- God obviously knows every detail within our lives, including our genetics. However, does an engaged couple, who want children in the future, have the right to know each other’s genetic history before getting married? In this case, is the right to privacy Biblical? Explain.
