Question

The human genome project has allowed for great progress in identifying genetic markers for disease. Which of the following would be considered an ethical misuse of this information?

Providing guidance to the individual based on the genetic information collected

Sharing genetic information with an individual's designated medical professionals

Allowing scientists to add an individual's genetic information to a body of information about the disease

Using an individual's genetic information to decide who can be covered for health insurance

Answer 1

d? if u r susceptible to heart attack by genome and insurance companies know this they will charge a higher fees or refuse cover for it?

Answer 2

yes providing information that a genetic susceptibility leading to a risk factor of a disease and disease is more likely in future to person will lead to better knowledge of risks of disease and avoiding other modifiable risk factors in previous example like obesity lack of exercise hypertension hypercholesterolemia smoking etc adding to heart attacks in future
also providing doctors and health staff can provide better advises and screening and early treatment like in cancer....see angelina jolie had her breasts removed because she had brca1 gene and 80% risk of breast cancer is there...
also giving scientists this information they can observe and have better treatments and drugs from the population...of susceptible persons can conduct prospective studies like in epidemiological studies

Answer 3

For future reference, just remember when question ask about ethics it's asking about your morals, what YOU believe is "right" and "wrong". So What you should do ( for this and similar questions) is ask yourself, " If this happened to me would I feel wronged? Like they shouldn't do that or is it unfair?"