Question

What ethical issues are associated with medical uses of dna technology

Answer 1

The ethical issues associated with the medical use of DNA technology:

• Patient identification is one of the major ethical issues.
• There should be a legal signed consent by the person who is being used for the test.
• Also, DNA technology or genetic tests may expose the person to any life-threatening illness.
• It may expose some risks of diseases in the future which may lead to anxiety and depression in the person.
• Genetic tests may allow diagnosis of eye color or other traits in the embryo.