"Reflection Paper #2. Genetic Pisorders: What would vou do7? | would like you to imagine that you are a 36-year-old woman. You and your partner have been trying to have a baby for over 2 years and have spent nearly $40,000 on infertility treatments. You are finally pregnant with your first child after your 3rd In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) attempt, and you are both ecstatic that it was finally successful. Due to your increased age and higher risk for genetic disorders, you underwent prenatal blood tests to check for any abnormalities. Your doctor called to inform you that the bloodwork indicated your fetus likely has a genetic disorder and suggested that you undergo an amniocentesis to confirm the results. A week later you undergo the amniocentesis, and later it is confirmed that the fetus has (Please pick a genetic/chromosomal disorder from the list below) Your doctor states that you have a couple of options: you can continue the pregnancy to term, or you can terminate it. He tells you and your partner to take time to decide then get back to him with your decision. Genetic/chromosomal Disorder: =Trisomy 15 = Muscular dystrophy = Edward's Syndrome (Trisomy 18) = Cystic Fibrosis =Turner Syndrome = Prader-Willi Syndrome =Sickle Cell Disease WRITING INSTRUCTIONS: STEP 1: Do some basic google searches to familiarize yourself with each disorder listed above. Choose ONE disorder for your paper. STEP 2: Research the disorder you chose at length, so you can learn more about it. Make a note of your research so you can add citations to your paper. STEP 3: Write your paper. P> (Introductory paragraph) Introduce the reader to yourself and the situation and briefly summarize what has happened up until now Make sure to name the genetic disorder in this paragraph so it flows into the next section. P> (1-2 paragraphs) Describe the genetic disorder that your fetus was diagnosed with. What is the cause of this disorder? (ex. recessive gene, more than one chromosome pair, missing or additional sex-linked chromosome, etc.?) Discuss your research in detail on the disorder including + the symptoms, frequency and prognosis of infants born with this condition. Please cite your references including websites. P> (1-2 paragraphs) Describe in detail what you and your partner have decided to do. Ensure you address the following: a. Are you going to continue with the pregnancy? If you are, why? If you aren't, why not? Please explain your decision process. b. Are you going to terminate it? If you are, why? If you aren't, why not? Please explain your decision process. c. What are the specific reasons which influenced your decision? P> (1-2 paragraphs) Has this diagnosis impacted your decision to have more children in the future? If after visiting a genetic counselor you and your partner are informed that the risk of having another child with this disorder is minimal, would you still proceed with another pregnancy? Why or why not? Please explain. P> (Closing paragraph) Please summarize. *Note: If you feel this assignment is too difficult or personal for you, you may interview a friend or relative and write the assignment from their perspective. PAPER REQUIREMENTS: Completed . . Use legible font (Times New Roman/Calibri/Ariel or Georgia) & font size 11 or 12 Double spaced, with 1-inch margins APA style cover page https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research and citation/apa style/apa formatting and style guide/general format.html (for instructions) References listed