Chapter 12 Case Study Completion Complete Each Statement Barbara Is A 37 Year Old Woman Who Is Pregnant And In Her 20 W 1 (49.36 KiB) Viewed 23 times
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Chapter 12 Case Study Completion Complete each statement. Barbara is a 37 year old woman who is pregnant and in her 20 week. She is married and has one child, a 4 year old girl named Lilly. At the advice of her obstetrician, Barbara has received genenic counselling and undergone amniocentesis, so that tests can be performed for chromosomal abnormalities and neural tube defects. When the tests come in, Barbara is told that the fetus has been diagnosed with a chromosomal abnormality known as Turner's syndrome. A normal female has two X chromosomes. In Turner's syndrome, one of the two X chromosomes is missing; there is a total of 45 chromosomes (not the usual 46). Females who have Turner's syndrome have a characteristic appearance of a short stature, webbing of the neck, sagging eyelids, low hairline on the back of the neck, and multiple moles. The syndrome is also characterized by narrowing of the aorta, the failure of menstruation and breast development, and infertility later in life. Although many patients with Turner's syndrome have difficulty performing tasks that require spatial orientation, they cannot otherwise function normally in society. With the Turner's syndrome diagnosis in mind Barbara's doctor advises her to undergo an abortion for the 20 week fetus.
5. In the given scenario, let's suppose that a research foundation which has an interest in studying the development of Turner's syndrome approaches Barbara and asks her to deliver the unborn fetus to them for research purposes. In your opinion, which option would have a greater level of moral acceptability, (1) Barbara seeking an abortion for the unborn fetus at 24 weeks (2) Barbara carrying the pregnancy to term and allowing the researchers to adopt the infant so that she can be routinely examined and experimented upon
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