Bioethics Discussion Question Chapter 2(Destiny)

1. Priya mother has Huntington's disease. Her mother started having strange mood changes, twitching arms and legs, she couldn't talk or control her movements and barely get food down without choking.
2. If i was priya i would get tested to see if i have the disease because i want to know if i have it or not so i can plan my future.
3. The people that have the right to know about priya and the disease is the people that she is really close to like her parents and her friends or boyfriend if she has one.
4. The pros of getting a genetic test is that you can figure out what things you carry or might eventually have. The cons of having a genetic test performed is that it might be bad news about somethings

Vocabulary
Stethoscope: A medical instrument that help you hear someone heart
Genetic: The study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics
Counseling: Assisting or guiding someone with personal, social, or psychological problems
Mutation: The changing of the structure of the gene
Human Genome Project:  an international scientific research  with the goal of determining the sequence of chemical base pairs which make up human DNA
Disorder:  a physical or mental condition that is not normal or healthy.