Genetic Coucilling
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Genetic counseling is use by mostly couples who are thinking of having children. Analyzing the medical history of the couple is part of this method. Some families may have a high risk of passing on a deadly disease to their children, if they deiced to have a baby. Genetic counseling also includes testing, then teaching those who need to make the decisions, the options that they have. The tests can conclude if your baby has the gene for the disease. These tests can also conclude if the mother of father have the disease if they are not certain. Genetic Counseling can help prevent diseases such as diabetes and breast cancer. Genetic counseling will affect those who have parents or grandparents with diseases that can be passed on to them. The ethical issue with genetic counseling is that many more families could participate in abortions. I feel that this is a good way to inform parents of their options...