1. SCIENCE: what exactly happened genetically (do not list symptoms) to the first generation women when they were given the DES? EXPLAIN.
2. LEGAL: could any of these groups SUE? Which ones?
WHAT SHOULD the argument be if they sue?
Who would win? WHY?
What should the settlement be (not just money)?
What group should have stepped in and stopped this? And HOW?
3. ETHICAL: Were the doctors who gave this to women responsible for what happened to them and subsequent generations? WHY or WHY NOT?
4. Why did these women take an unknown substance?
5. This has happened very few times in medical history. Find one example that has happened recently and tell me about it
6. A new area of genetics called EPIGENETICS has recently given an explanation about what happened. What is epigenetics and how does it fit into the case?
7. The future of DES. Do you think this could go on for many generations in the future. EXPLAIN.
8. Did this affect the boys born by these women? Does it give us a clue as to how homosexuality might be inherited? Explain.