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Matters of Life Flashcards

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Where can human life begin (name the 5 places, taking into account Christian and Muslim teachings)?

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  1. At conception (thought most by Christians)
  2. From 3 weeks, when the heart starts beating
  3. 5 weeks, when the brain starts functioning
  4. 120 days (ensoulment), believed most by Muslims
  5. At birth, when the first breath is taken
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What does IVF mean?

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In-Vitro Fertilisation - A scientist fertilizes the egg in a laboratory, then the embryos are implanted into the womb.

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What does AIH stand for?

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Artificial Insemination by Husband - the husband’s sperm is artificially inserted into the woman by a doctor.

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What is AID?

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Artificial Insemination by Donor - a donor’s sperm is inserted into the woman by a doctor.

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What is Surrogacy?

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Where, following IVF, another woman carries and gives birth to the child - and then hands it back to the BIOLOGICAL mother.

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What are the Christian beliefs towards IVF?

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Most agree with IVF - see it as loving to help people to have a baby. God has given us the ability to help childless couples.

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What are the Christian beliefs towards AIH and AID?

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Agree with AIH, but do not agree with AID - see it as adultery as you are bringing a third person into the relationship.

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What are Roman Catholic beliefs towards fertility treatments?

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They oppose all methods - they believe that babies should be conceived naturally, within marriage.

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What are Muslim beliefs towards IVF?

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Some agree, but others disagree saying it is Allah’s will for them to be childless.

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What are Muslim beliefs towards AID and AIH?

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Some agree with AIH, some don’t - they say that it is Allah’s will for them to be childless. Muslims disagree with AID, as it is too similar to adultery.

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What are Muslim beliefs regarding Surrogacy?

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They strongly oppose surrogacy - as the woman who gives birth to a child, is, in their mind, the mother.

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What are the Christian views towards Organ Donation?

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They are in favour - as it is the loving thing to do (AGAPE). Jehovah’s Witnesses agree to transplants - as long as they do not contain blood transfusions.

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What are the Christian views towards Blood Transfusions?

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Christians are normally in favour - as it is a sign of AGAPE. Jehovah’s Witnesses oppose them - they believe that your blood contains your soul/life essence.

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What are Muslim views on Organ Transplants?

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Some permit transplants, as it saves lives. Others do not, as the Qur’an forbids mutilating corpses.

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What are the Muslim views on Blood Transfusions?

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They are in favour, as it saves lives.

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What is a ‘Designer Baby’?

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It is when a couple can choose aspects of their yet-to-be-born baby - such as sex, hair colour/eye colour etc. It is a potential example of Genetic Engineering, but is illegal in most countries.

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Give an argument for the cloning of humans:

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  1. It would allow selective breeding to improve the human race
  2. Parents could choose the sex of their child
  3. Cloning creates life from life, and is just an extension of IVF
  4. Changing a single two-cell form of life into two one-cell forms of life and discarding any unwanted cells is not murder. At this very early stage, true life has not began.
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Give an argument against the cloning of humans:

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  1. Cloning is ‘playing God’ and interfering with nature
  2. Cloning denies the sanctity of life
  3. A clone would not be a real human with its own separate identity
  4. A clone may not have a soul. If the soul enters the body at conception, then a cloned embryo may not have one
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What is Embryology?

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It is the study of embryos, up to 14 days old, to enable scientists to find cures/give knowledge about diseases.

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What is Genetic Engineering?

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Genetic Engineering is the changing of of genes in humans, animals or plants to benefit humans.

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What are Saviour Siblings?

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Children conceived to be of medical use to an older sibling - such as bone marrow donations, stem cells or transplants.

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What is Cloning?

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Producing genetically identical copies of plants, animals (both legal) and humans (illegal).

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What is Therapeutic Cloning?

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Creating human/animal clones to take stem cells from the embryos - these can then be used to treat a range of diseases. Illegal.

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