Keywords Flashcards
Quality of life is…
A measure of fulfilment
Sanctity of life is…
All life is a gift from god and is sacred (christian and muslim)
Conception is…
The moment the sperm fertilises the egg. This is when life begins (catholics and muslims)
Quickening is…
First detectable movement of the foetus
Ensoulment is…
At some moment in a foetus’ life, it receives a soul
Fertility treatment is…
Medical procedure to assist an infertile couple
IVF is…
A scientific method of making a woman pregnant which does involve sex, occurs via sperm and egg being placed in a test tube
Test tube baby is…
Baby created outside a woman’s body
Artificial insemination
Sperm medically inserted into the vagina to assist pregnancy
AIH
Artificial insemination using husbands sperm
AID
Artificial insemination using donors sperm
Surrogacy is…
Fertilised egg is implanted into another womans womb
Blood transfusion
Extra blood given as part of an operation
Human genetic engineering
Modification of gene make up to change the features of a human (useful for inherited diseases)
Embryo
Fertilised egg at about 12 days when implanted into the wall of the womb
Designer babies
Gender and Characteristics chosen by their parents
Stem cell
A cell, often from a 4-5 day embryo, whose role in the body is yet to be determined
Saviour sibling
A sibling genetically compatible with a sick child implanted and born to use stem cells to treat sick child
Cloning
Scientific method by which animals or plants can be created to have the exact same genetic make up as the DNA of the original is used.
