Section 8: Health

How can ill health be treated?

Are there ethical issues involved with these treatments and how should decisions be made?

Candidates should:
(a) Know that health is affected by a variety of factors and that science and technology may provide the answer to some health problems.
(b) Know that some conditions can be prevented and that some can be treated by drugs or by other therapies.
(d) Discuss the implications of genetic counselling and the ethical problems posed by an individual's prior knowledge of a genetic trait.