3.2 Flashcards
Assisted suicide
Giving a seriously ill person the means to commit suicide.
Abortion
The removal of the foetus from the womb before it can survive.
Euthanasia.
The painless killing of someone dying of a painful disease.
Immortality of the soul.
The idea that the soul lives on after the death of the body.
Near death experience.
When someone about to die has an out of body experience.
Non voluntary euthanasia
Ending someone’s life painlessly even when they are unable to ask, but you have good reason for thinking they would want to do so.
Paranormal
Unexplained things which are thought to have a spiritual cause e.g. Mediums and ghosts.
Quality of life
The idea that life must have some benefits for it to be worth living.
Reincarnation
The belief that, after death, souls are reborn in a new body.
Resurrection.
The belief that, after death, the body stays in the grave until the end of the world when it’s raised.
Sanctity of life.
The belief of life is holy and belongs to God.
