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Ch 4 Social Justice Flashcards

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Pope John Paul II noted the way society tolerates or encourages the termination of unwanted pregnancies contributes to a “…”

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“Culture of death”

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What are the two major factors that have lead to today’s direcspect for the sanctity of life according to the pope and bishops??

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  • -Breakdown of the Family

- -Freedom as the absolute value

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Being pro-life entails among other things, that …. is the author of life which begins at the moment of ….

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God, conception

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Pro-choice arguments often emphasizes a woman’s right to …. and … as a greater right than a child’s right to life.

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Choice and privacy

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As opposed to adult stem cells, embryonic stem cells have the potential to become …. ….. …. body cell

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Any kind of

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T or F

The church does not support any type of stem cell research

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False; supports most that use adult stem cells; disapproves of embryonic stem cells

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The Catechism defines euthanasia as having “ the purpose of _____ _____ _____”

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Eliminating all suffering

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Christians, as opposed to mainstream culture, do not see suffering as _____.

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Meaningless

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In caring for the sick, the Church distinguishes between _____ _____ and the decision not to employ “______ ______.”

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“Ordinary Care”

“Extraordinary means”

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Name the three criteria for judging whether means of caring for the sick are extraordinary or not.

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  • —The kind of treatment to be used
  • —Its complexity and risk
  • —Its cost and possibilities of using it
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Euthanasia violates the 5th Commandement and the dignity of the individual which goes contrary to “ _________”

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“God’s absolute sovereignty over life and death”

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T or F

Jesus taught that capital punishment was acceptable at times

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False; his teachings are a major challenge to anyone trying to justify the use of capital punishment. Taught non-violence, non-retaliation, and forgiveness.

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Retribution, deterrence, and reform are used as reasons to punish someone. Which are being overlooked?

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All three are being overlooked in relation to the death penalty.

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What is the referenced “cycle of violence”

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Continuous propagation of violence throughout society, largely sustained by the death penalty. Capital punishment does little to deter a criminal, and reform is impossible with the death penalty.

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Two benefits of abolishing the death penalty

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  • –It would tell society that it can stop the “cycle of violence”, and that there are more humane and effective ways to deal with criminals.
  • –It would maintain and manifest our belief in the unique worth of each person from the moment of conception to natural death.
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Cardinal Berdinin held the viewpoint that Carholic Social Teaching should adhere to the “_______ _______” of Jesus’ tunic and maintain a “_____ ______ _______ _____.”

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Seamless garment #1

Consistant ethic of life #2

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Name and explain 3 of 4 realms where the Church maintains her commitment to life

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  • —Promoting family life
  • —Protecting human life
  • —Practicing Global Solidarity
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18
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What does euthanasia popularly mean??

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Mercy killing

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What does the gospel of life define as “an act of omission which of itself and by intention causes death, with the purpose of eliminating all suffering?”

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Euthanasia

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To mindsets/reasons for wanting to legalize euthanasia??

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  • –A cultural climate that sees no value in suffering; worst of all evils
  • –People that neglect God often think they have control over life and death.
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What are two reasons euthanasia’s wrong??

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  • –it would give too much power to doctors

- –it violates the Hippocratic Oath, which makes doctors swear to preserve life, not take it.

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What are three options for those with terminal illness?

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  • –unrelieved suffering
  • –euthanasia
  • –palliative medicine
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Which of treatments for those with terminal illnesses is accepted by church teaching??

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Palliative Care

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24
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Is refusing aggressive treatment equated with euthanasia/suicide??

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No

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25
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The church strongly condemns euthaniasia, suicide, and assisted suicide despite _____ and ____ they are done.

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How and why

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St Augustine wrote that it is _____ moral to kill another person, even if he should wish it, indeed request it.

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Never

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27
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According to Church teaching, do we have the right to die??

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No

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28
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What countries have physician assisted suicide??

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Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, and Switzerland.

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29
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What states, have legalized physician assisted suicide??

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CA, OR, WA, MT, and VT.

30
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What are stem cells??

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Cells with the ability to divide for indefinite periods and gove rise to specialized cells; they are unspecialized and can be induced to become tissue or organ-specific cells.

31
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What are adult stem cells??

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Thought to be an undifferentiated cell, found among differentiated cells in a tissue or organ. It can revitalize itself and yield some or all major specialized cell types.

32
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How many sperm are ejaculated??

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500 million

33
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What is the precious cargo carried by the sperm cell?

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The father’s DNA

34
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____ appears to stimulate the sperm to swim faster and further

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Coffee

35
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The ____ is the smallest cell in the human body

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Sperm

36
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The ____ cell is the largest cell in the human body

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Egg

37
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The egg contains the mother’s _____

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Own genetic code

38
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Recent research says sperm have a sense of _____ that helps them find the egg

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Smell

39
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How many sperm get into the egg?

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1

40
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The moment of _______ is when the sperm and egg move

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Conception

41
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The egg travels through the fallopian tubes to the ________.

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Uterus

42
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The egg ______ the first time day one

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Divides

43
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Day 4-5: the egg has grown to _____ cells

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100

44
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At 1 Week

The egg arrives in the ______

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Uterus

45
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The first organ to form is the _______

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Heart

46
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At 6 weeks, the embryo is almost ______ inch(es) long

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1 inch

47
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At 6 weeks, the _______ are glassy domes without lids

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Eyes

48
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At 6 weeks, the ______ will be about 1/4 the body length

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Head

49
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The embryo becomes known as a “_____” which means “_____”

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Fetus, offspring

50
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At 9 weeks, the _______ _________ is developing fast

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Nervous system

51
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How many countries in the world had the death penalty in 2015??

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At least 25

52
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How many worldwide executions in 2015?

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At least 1,634

53
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How many countries have abolished the death penalty for all crimes?

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102

54
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How many have abolished for ordinary crimes only?

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6

55
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How many countries abolished death penalty in practice?

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32

56
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How many countries have retained the death penalty?

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58

57
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Which country executes the most people?

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China

58
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Top 3 countries in 2016 executions?

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China (1,000s), Iran (977+), and Pakistan (326)

59
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How many people on death row in US in 2016

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2905

60
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Which three states have the most on death row??

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California (741), Florida (396), Texas (254)

61
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How many people have been executed in the US since 1976??

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1448

62
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How many states have outlawed the death penalty??

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19

63
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How many people executed in the US so far in 2017

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6

64
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How many on KY death row??

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34

65
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How many executed in KY since 1976??

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3

66
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When was the last KY execution?

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2008

67
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Murder rate in KY??

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4.7

68
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How many innocents have been freed from death row in KY?

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1

69
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How many people have been granted clemency from death row in KY?

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2

70
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Abortion does not recognize that the right to life is guaranteed from the moment of…..

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Conception

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