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Matters Of Life Flashcards

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What is Sanctity of Life?

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Humanity is more sacred than the rest of the creation (life is special)

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What is Quality of Life?

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The standard of health, comfort and happiness experienced by an individual or group

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What is Value of Life?

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How much life is worth

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What is Fertility Treatment?

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A medical procedure to assist an infertile couple to have a child

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What In Vitro fertilisation?

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Complex series of procedures used to treat fertility or genetic problems

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What is a Test Tube Baby?

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A baby conceived in vitro fertilisation

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What is artificial insemination?

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The process of giving birth or arranging such a birth

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What is Genetic Engineering?

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Changing or destroying parts of a human genetic make up in the embryonic stages of life

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What is screening?

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One of the main reasons for embryos. This is when they are tested for genetically inherited diseases so they don’t get passed on

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What are the religious views?

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The sixth commandment of Christianity is ‘You shall not murder’
The use if embryos could violate the sixth commandment as it goes against God’s teachings
Some Christians may he in favour of genetic engineering and embryology when God has the power
A Muslim believes an unborn child receives its soul 120 days after conception although some Muslims would argue that it takes place 40 days after conception
A Muslim may give for and against the use of Genetic Engineering because the misuse of embryos is abusing life but Allah has given human skills to help other and this extend
Saviour siblings are a child conceived through selective in fertilisation

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What is Organ Transplantation?

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When one organ is transferred from one body (someone who has died) to the person who needs the organ to survive)

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What are the organs that can be transplanted?

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Liver
Kidney
Heart
Pancreas
Lung
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What is Organ Donation?

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The gift of an organ to help someone else who needs a transplant

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What is a Donor Card?

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Card that people sign up for in the UK which shows you are willing to donate your organ to someone when you’re dead

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How does the Organ Transplantation system work in Spain?

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You have to opt out of the system

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What are the religious views on Organ Donation?

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Christianity:
Organ Donation is an act of love
Jehovah’s witnesses required all blood to be drained from organ

Islam:
Organ Donation is approved to alleviate pain
The family of the deceased can approve organ donation posthumously
Some Muslims believe that organ donation is violating a body
Muslims are encouraged to read the Hadith to help them make their minds up

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Give a quote that supports Organ Donation

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‘Do unto others as you would have done unto yourself’

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What is Reproductive Cloning?

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Making a copy of a living thing (plants or animals)

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Therapeutic Cloning

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Making part of something to help treat a patient (growing new arm or nose)

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Give statements that approve cloning

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It helps sick or infertile people
It can improve quality of life
People have free will which is given by God
Technology is created through God given inspiration

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Give statements that are against Cloning

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Cloning people may not have souls
Embryos are disposed of which could be new lives
Encourages Scientists to do even more unacceptable things
It is against nature of God
Reproductive Cloning affects people’s identity and position in the family

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Describe the process of Medical Drug Testing

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  1. Drugs are tested using computer models and human cells are grown in the laboratory (Substances fail this test because cells are damaged/they don’t work)
  2. Drugs are tested if they past the first stage (substances are given and they monitor for side effects)
  3. Drugs that pass Animal tests are used in clinical trials (low dose to begin with and if there is no problems, this increases to find the optimum dose)
  4. Clinical Trials are not done without risk (Unexpected side effects occur and drug development is expensive and long)

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