BIOETHICAL ISSUE 2 Flashcards
f assisting the reproduction of
parents who are unable to conceive or bear
children.
SURROGACY
it is a
program crafted to promote
responsible parenthood.
FAMILY PLANNING
program which enables couple,
and individuals to decide freely
and responsibly the number and
spacing of their children
FAMILY PANNING
A surgical technique leaving a male or female unable to reproduce.
STERILIZATION
the vasa deferentia the tubes which connect, the
testicles to the prostate are cut and closed.
VASECTOMY IN MALES
Known popularly as” having one’s tubes tied”
TUBAL LIGATION IN FEMALES
uterus is surgically removed , permanently
preventing pregnancy and some diseases, such as uterine cancer
Hysterectomy in females
testicles are surgically removed.This is
frequently used for the sterilization of animals, with added effects such as
docility, greatly reduced sexual behavior, and faster weight gain (which is
desirable in some cases, for example to accelerate meat production).
Castration in males
is the process of
extracting the DNA out of a
donor’s cell and implanting this
genetic code in another cell in
order to grow a being with
identical genes, thus virtually
duplicating the donor.
cloning
refers to the new being
that has identical genes to the
donor
clone
possibility of creating a
superior human society and race by
promoting the reproduction of
populations with positive or desirable
traits while controlling and prohibiting
the reproduction of populations with
negative or undesirable traits.
Eugenic
is an act or physical
injury that degrades the appearance or
function of the (human)body, usually
without causing death.
MUTILATION
The term is usually used to describe the
victims of accidents, torture, physical assault,
or certain premodern forms of punishment.
MUTILATION
surgically removing a tissue
or organ from one person (tissue or organ
donor) and transplanting it to another
person (tissue or organ recipient).
ORGAN DONATION
Comes from the Greek word, “thanatus”
SUICIDE
“easy or happy
death”.
SUICIDE
hat is intentionally caused in order to get
rid of a “difficult death”
EASY DEATH
EUTHANASIA BY?
Positive act of causing death
COMMISION
EUTHANASIA BY ?
Positive act of causing death
COMMISION
EUTHANASIA BY AND WHAT KIND OF EUTHANASIA
a lethal dose is injected
into the terminally ill patient to
cause immediate death
COMMISION AND ACTIVE EUTHANASIA
EUTHANASIA BY ?
Negative act of causing death
OMISSION
EUTHANASIA BY ?
a measure necessary to sustain
the life of a suffering person is
omitted, withheld or withdrawn
OMISSION
EUTHANASIA BY ?
WHAT KIND OF EUTHANASIA
food and water are
withdrawn to bring about the
earlier death of a terminally ill
patien
OMISSION
NEGATIVE
measure of causing the death of the
patient at his willful consent for request
VOLUNATRY EUTHNASIA
the consent or request can be verbally
expressed, written in the patient’s advance
directive as in a living will or durable
power of attorney, or given by mere
gesture in case of inability to speak and
manage oneself.
VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA
usually done by means of a positive act
either by the health care personnel as in
direct employment of a lethal measure or
by the patient himself as in assisted
suicide. In assisted suicide, technically, the
patient administers the fatal means made
available by the health care team.
VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA
indicates the measure of causing the
death of the patient who is unable to
express his will and make his intentions
known as in unconscious or comatose
state
INVOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA
the decision to end the patient’s life is
made either by the watchers of the
patient, the health care team, or the
society
INVOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA
indicates the measure of causing the
death of the patient in defiance of his
expressed will and/or against his consen
INVOLUNTARY EUTHANSIA
A condition in which a medical patient
is completely unresponsive to
psychological and physical stimuli and
displays no sign of higher brain
function, g kept alive only by medical intervention.
PERSISTENT VEGATIVE STATE
TRUE OR FALSE?
A vegetative state is called “persistent
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE?
Withdrawal of Life Support is
“euthanasia by omission which by
its very nature and intention brings about death with the purpose eliminating all pain.
TRUE
It is regarded as a type of
conservative medicine which aims to stop
body functions indefinitely and preserve the
cell structure and body chemistry by cooling
the body at very low temperatures.
CRYONICS
