The human race is completely full of masses of genetic variety, but with genetic variety comes a great array of genetic medical conditions. These genetic illnesses can range all the way from relatively benign conditions to more dangerous illnesses. Some genetic illnesses are a bother to live with, but controllable. Eczema can be uncomfortable and upsetting sometimes and though there’s no cure there are topical cures available to alleviate the symptoms. Other genetic medical conditions can be stopped from developing so long as correct measures are taken. Phenylketonuria ( PKU ) is a condition in which people can’t eat things that have phenylalanine in them, which is related to foods with protein. Having a low-phenylalanine diet can principally stop psychological retardation and brain damage from developing.

Then there are way more illnesses that are terminal and perilous. Cystic fibrosis ( CF ), a sickness that clogs the lungs and bowels customarily ends in death at a tender age. Genetic medical conditions can be debatable because they bring up many moral issues.

For one, should fetuses that are genetically ordained to develop afatal sickness be given the chance to live? Some would see termination as merciful, and others would see it as murder. This leads on to the issue of stem cell research. stem cells research could probably stop genetic sicknesses, but some see this as killing human life.

It’s troublesome to deal with whether a fetus counts as a human life. On one hand, a fetus isn’t equal to a homo sapien, but on the other hand it grows up to be one. The chance of curing or preventing genetic medical conditions brings us to another issuethe future of genetic engineering. There’s something moral about averting genetic illnesses, yet there might be something dishonest about the predetermination of human life generally. Part of human life is the power ( or illusion ) of preference and changing our genetics takes that away, even if it is for a good cause. There arenot any clear answers to these moral concerns, but the fact still is that we try and fight with sickness and science may continue to find better methods to do so, and the effects of these developments still need to be determined.

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