9.2 Are all lives equal? Flashcards
Ahimsa
Non-violence or non-hurting in word and action (dharmic)
Blood sport
A sport involving hunting, wounding, or killing animals
Dominion
God given right to rule over nature
Genesis
Book in the Tenakh and the BIble containing the creation stories
Sacred
Set apart or holy
Sanctity of life
Human life has unconditional value (abrahamic)
Speciesism
Belief human life is more valuble than animal life
Ultinarianism
something that is moral if ‘It brings greater good for the greatest number’
Abortion
The deliberate ending of a pregnancy
Euthanasia
Deliberate ending of someone’s life for compassionate reasons
Genetic Engineering
Removing placing altering or adding genes to an organism
IVF
medical procedure where an egg is fertilised by a sperm in a test tube or out of the body
Pro-Choice
Advocating the legal right of a woman to choose if she shall have an abortion
Pro-life
Advocating the rights for the unborn child
Quality of life
How easy or difficult someone’s life is