Text 1: Bioethicist Dr. Emily Stone supports genetic selection. "Parents choosing embryos with favorable genetic profiles exercise reproductive autonomy," Stone argues. "We already accept prenatal testing. Genetic selection extends parental choice."
Text 2: Philosopher Dr. Robert Wong worries about cumulative effects. "Individual choices that seem permissible may produce troubling collective outcomes," Wong contends. "If everyone selects against disability, society's message to disabled people shifts. Aggregated individual choices become social engineering."
What concern does Wong raise that Stone's individual-autonomy focus overlooks?
That genetic testing doesn't work
That aggregated individual choices may produce problematic collective consequences
That parents don't make choices
That embryos don't have genetic profiles
Correct Answer: B
Choice B is the correct answer. Stone evaluates individual choice as autonomous. Wong asks about collective effects—"aggregated individual choices become social engineering." Individually permissible acts might collectively harm.
- Evidence: Wong: aggregate effects differ from individual effects.
- Reasoning: Stone's individual analysis misses emergent properties.
- Conclusion: Collective consequences need distinct evaluation.
Choice A is incorrect because Wong doesn't question technology. Choice C is incorrect because Wong discusses parental choice. Choice D is incorrect because profiles are assumed real.