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Quality of life is…

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A measure of fulfilment

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Sanctity of life is…

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All life is a gift from god and is sacred (christian and muslim)

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Conception is…

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The moment the sperm fertilises the egg. This is when life begins (catholics and muslims)

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Quickening is…

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First detectable movement of the foetus

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Ensoulment is…

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At some moment in a foetus’ life, it receives a soul

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Fertility treatment is…

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Medical procedure to assist an infertile couple

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IVF is…

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A scientific method of making a woman pregnant which does involve sex, occurs via sperm and egg being placed in a test tube

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Test tube baby is…

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Baby created outside a woman’s body

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Artificial insemination

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Sperm medically inserted into the vagina to assist pregnancy

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AIH

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Artificial insemination using husbands sperm

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AID

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Artificial insemination using donors sperm

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Surrogacy is…

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Fertilised egg is implanted into another womans womb

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Blood transfusion

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Extra blood given as part of an operation

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Human genetic engineering

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Modification of gene make up to change the features of a human (useful for inherited diseases)

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Embryo

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Fertilised egg at about 12 days when implanted into the wall of the womb

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Designer babies

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Gender and Characteristics chosen by their parents

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Stem cell

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A cell, often from a 4-5 day embryo, whose role in the body is yet to be determined

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Saviour sibling

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A sibling genetically compatible with a sick child implanted and born to use stem cells to treat sick child

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Cloning

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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.