3.2 matters of life and death KEYWORDS

Question 1

abortion

Answer 1

the removal of the foetus from the womb before it can survive

Question 2

assisted suicide

Answer 2

providing a seriously ill person with the means to commit suicide

Question 3

euthanasia

Answer 3

the painless killing of someone dying from a painful disease

Question 4

immorality of the soul

Answer 4

the idea that the soul lives on after the death of the body

Question 5

near death experience

Answer 5

when somebody about to die has an outer body experience

Question 6

non voluntary euthanasia

Answer 6

painlessly ending someones life when they are unable to ask, but you have good reason for thinking that the would want you to do so

Question 7

paranormal

Answer 7

unexplained things which are thought to have spiritual causes, e.g. ghosts and mediums

Question 8

quality of life

Answer 8

the idea that life must have some benefits for it to be worth living

Question 9

reincarnation

Answer 9

the idea that after death souls are reborn into a new body

Question 10

resurrection

Answer 10

the belief that after death the body stays in the grave until the end of the world when it is raised

Question 11

sanctity of life

Answer 11

the belief that life is holy and belongs to God