Matters Of Life And Death Flashcards
Abortion
The removal of a foetus from the womb before it can survive
Sanctity of life
The belief that life is holy and comes from God
Quality of life
The idea that life must feel like it is worth living
Euthanasia
Bringing about a premature but painless and gentle death
Voluntary euthanasia
Ending life painlessly when someone in great pain requests death
Non-voluntary euthanasia
Ending someone’s life painlessly in their best interest when they are incapable of requesting death themselves
Assisted suicide
Helping a seriously ill person to commit suicide
Near-death experience
When someone about to die has an out of body experience
Paranormal
Unexplained things which are thought to have spiritual causes, e.g ghosts, mediums
Reincarnation
When souls, after death, are reborn in a new body
Resurrection
When after death, the body stays in the grave until the end of the world when it is raised
Immortality of the soul
The idea that the soul lives on after death