Essentials of Biology
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780078024221
Author: Sylvia S. Mader Dr., Michael Windelspecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 27, Problem 4TC
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of human growth hormone (hGH) to treat “short stature”. This decision implies that short stature is a medical condition presenting a legitimate need to be treated. In this case, medical care is not treating a disease but changing a feature of an otherwise healthy person. Proponents of the FDA decision say that administering hGH to short people will help them avoid discrimination and live a more normal life in a world designed for taller people. Opponents say that this decision may lead to slippery-slope scenarios in which medical treatments that make us smarter or faster are assumed to make us better. Do you think hGH should be used to “cure shortness”?
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