Deck 3: Genetic Control-PART A

Question 1

Asch considers aborting to avoid having a child with a disability morally on a par with

A) aborting to avoid having a deaf child.
B) aborting to avoid having a child of the "wrong" sex.
C) aborting to avoid the expense of child-rearing.
D) aborting to select for particular traits in a child.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Dena Davis believes that genetic counselors should not help parents conceive a child with a genetic disorder for which of the following reasons?

A) Genetic counseling is the same as human cloning.
B) She believes that abortion is always wrong.
C) It violates the child's right to an open future.
D) All of these choices

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The aim of increasing the number of favorable genes in the human population is called

A) positive eugenics
B) negative eugenics
C) the Human Genome Project
D) neutral eugenics

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following does Jeff McMahan list as a common objection to prenatal or preimplantation screening for disabilities?

A) The practices are discriminatory
B) The practices are harmful to the disabled as both a group and as an individual
C) Reduction in the number of disabled persons would have a detrimental impact on human diversity
D) All of these choices

Question 5

Kantian ethics would be likely to view forced sterilization as

A) morally acceptable if performed for the good of society.
B) morally acceptable if performed for the good of the individual sterilized.
C) an affront to the autonomy of individuals.
D) an affront to the well-being of the fetus.

Question 6

The aim of decreasing the number of undesirable or harmful genes in the human population is called

A) positive eugenics
B) negative eugenics
C) the Human Genome Project
D) neutral eugenics

Question 7

Which of the following is or are true of gene therapy?

A) Gene therapy research has proved disappointing and researchers are shifting to other means of treating genetic disorders.
B) It is now routinely used to cure people with sickle-cell disease and leukemia.
C) It provides considerable promise for people suffering a variety of genetic disorders.
D) All of these choices

Question 8

The Catholic Church would approve of using which of the following in research?

A) adult stem cells
B) embryonic stem cells
C) both of these sources
D) no sources at all

Question 9

Crossing the germ line involves making changes that

A) result in changes between species.
B) could be passed down to subsequent generations.
C) affect only one individual.
D) affect the somatic cells of more than one species.

Question 10

Bonnie Steinbock argues that

A) selecting against disability implies a devaluation of disabled people.
B) it is reasonable for parents to wish to prevent disability in their children.
C) selecting for disability if morally permissible.
D) selection of persons should never occur.

Question 11

George Annas believes that, historically,

A) prenatal screening has been used to find conditions that could justify the view that abortion is permissible because the fetus would be better off dead.
B) prenatal screening has been used to find conditions that could be rectified by genetic therapies.
C) prenatal screening has been used as a substitute for elective abortion.
D) all of these choices.

Question 12

GINA (Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act) prohibits which of the following?

A) It prohibits employers from requiring genetic tests as a condition of being hired.
B) It prohibits health insurers from disclosing genetic information about an individual.
C) It prohibits employers from buying genetic information about an employee.
D) All of these choices

Question 13

Critics of prenatal genetic testing argue which of the following?

A) It is not clear which genetic conditions are sufficiently serious to justify aborting the fetus.
B) Genetic testing is a form of discrimination against people with disabilities.
C) Diminishing the number of people with genetic conditions will have a negative effect on those now living with these conditions.
D) All of these choices

Question 14

The Principle of Procreative Beneficence stipulates which of the following?

A) Reproducers should select the child who is expected to have the best life out of all children that they could conceive.
B) Reproducers should select the child who is expected to have a life that is at least as good a life as the alternative children they could conceive.
C) Reproducers should make decisions about the children they could conceive based on relevant, available information.
D) All of these choices

Question 15

Which of the following is or are true of embryonic stem cells?

A) They have the potential to become any kind of cell.
B) They eventually become adult stem cells.
C) They are potentially capable of treating genetic diseases.
D) All of these choices

Question 16

Dena Davis focuses on which of the following genetic disorders in formulating her argument?

A) deafness
B) Huntington's
C) Achondroplastic Dwarf syndrome
D) Down syndrome