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Morality of Genetics Survey

1. Have you ever thought about, considered, or been interested in Genetic Engineering?
y/n

2. Prenatal G.E. is the concept of using genetic manipulation in order to change traits of a baby while still an embryo in order to eliminate negative traits or add positive ones. Do you agree with this strategy? In other words, do you find it ethically acceptable?
y/n

3. If your child had a negative genetic trait such as Autism, Crohn's, or Huntingtons, would you be willing to use genetic engineering to replace those genes?
y/n

4. In the future, it could be very plausible for scientists to recognize genetic coding that could correlate to things such as depression or schizophrenia. In which case, would you be willing to use genetic engineering to correct this?
y/n

5. Do you have any known genetic disorders, even repressed, that you know of? Or perhaps any that don't effect you but you know have effected past relatives like grandparents? This can even be things like heart disease or breast cancer. 
y/n

6. Would you be willing to have your own genes changed, so that the gene is not passed to any of your children or grandchildren, as well as lower the risk of yourself having it?
y/n

5. Do you identify yourself as any one religion? If so which one?

6. On a scale of one to ten, how important would you say religion is to you? Ten meaning that it's of utmost importance, and critical to your life. One being you're indifferent, and don't even identify as being religious. 

7. Have you ever studied or looked into genetic engineering and it's implications?
y/n

8. Do you have any interest in studying genetics and genetic engineering in the future?
y/n

9. Are there any certain reasons you have for supporting or not supporting genetic engineering, especially prenatal G.E.?

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