PSY345H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Prenatal Diagnosis
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Value of life-marx agues value of life is sometimes higher for others. Don"t know how they would act if had to raise a child with a disability. Desire to continue living under such circumstances is incomprehensible. Scientific eradication of disability-at the end of the day, if medicine trying to get rid of disability, Playing god-we can now enable that child to survive. Eugenics-hearing impairments carry genes that are responsible. 1/6 people in society carry a gene for a hearing impairment. Amniocentesis-amniotic fluid test, prenatal diagnosis of chromosomal abnormalities. Medicine as a gate keep of public funds- Final determination that doctors make- sick role -if you"re sick, can"t do anything but being sick. If you have mental illness and doctor signs you were sick that day-very big on if you were criminally responsible. Impairment-is the internal aspect of our body that is broken.
