6 Medical Ethics Flashcards
What is an embryo?
Organism developing in the uterus up to the eighth week of pregnancy
What is a foetus?
Organism developing in the uterus after the eight week of pregnancy
What does IVF stand for?
In Virto Fertilisation
What does the sanctity of life refer to?
Belief that life is sacred, God-given etc.
What is voluntary euthanasia?
Where a person chooses to end their own life and requests that another person assist them
What is assisted dying?
When terminally-ill adults request life-ending medications and self-administer them
What is non-voluntary euthanasia?
When another person chooses to end another persons life for the, because they are unable to decide for themselves
What is involuntary euthanasia?
When a person does not wish to die but a decision is taken to end their life regardless of
