Even If We Cannot Necessarily Predict the Outcomes of Direct

question 20

Multiple Choice

Even if we cannot necessarily predict the outcomes of direct genetic manipulation, we do know that it has direct social impacts, including

• A) it can lead to unnecessary geneticization
• B) it can cost more than the patient can afford
• C) it facilitates the inflation of pharmaceutical prices for the wrong reasons
• D) it can lead to unequal treatments in a given population

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