... Without the HGP, genetic screening would be nearly impossible. Genetic screening can either be done before birth (or even before conception) or at any age. Genetic tests have been available for over a decade now, and while the HGP continues to unfold, are able to screen for a huge number genetic disorders. Should genetic screening be used to its full potential in order to benefit humanity? ... Genetic screening is a valuable tool available to doctors today and is not unmoral or unethical. Prenatal genetic screening can be used to prevent the birth or conception of babies with genetic disorders (page 1) . It can be used to test people for pre-disposed genetic diseases or determine the type of treatment that would best help them. The long term effects on society of population wide genetic screening can relieve insurance companies of having to pay for costly treatment of hereditary diseases and may possibly eliminate diseases all together (word page 10) .
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