Definitions Flashcards
Abortion
Deliberate removal of a foetus from the womb withtt the intention to destroy it
Active euthanasia
Performing an action that brings about the painless death of a person
Afterlife
Beliefs about what happens after we die
Animal rights
The idea that animals should have the right that protect their interests e.g. right to life
Assisted suicide
Providing a person (usually with a life limiting illness) with the means to kill themselves
Awe
An overwhelming feeling,often a reference to God
Big Bang Theory
Scientific theory about the creation of the universe
Charles darwin
The man who developed the theory of evolution by natural selection in the 19th century
Conception
When sperm fertilises an egg, leading to pregnancy and a complete set of DNA
Conservation
To repair and protect areas of natural beauty and animals that live there
Creation
The belief that God created the world ex nihilo (Latin- ‘from nothing’)
Dominion
The belief that humans have the right to control creation
Environment
The world around us
Euthanasia
Mercy killing- ending a person’s life to reduce suffering
Evolution
Change through inherited traits and genetic mutation in species
Fossil fuels
Natural fuel formed in the Earth’s geological past e.g.coal, oil, gas
Hospice
A place that cares for people who are dying
Hypothesis
A proposed explanation of something
Involuntaty euthanasia
Where a person is capable of giving consent, but does not consent euthanasia
Natural resources
Resources that the earth provides to man kind
Natural selection
A mechanism of evolution- survival of the fittest. Only genetic traits that are preferable to survival are passed on through reproduction
Non-voluntary euthanasia
Where aerson cannot give consent to euthanasis e.g.in a coma
Passive euthanasia
Withdrawing medical treatment or food from patients - ‘letting die’
Pesticide
Chemicals used to kill pests e.g. insects
