Matters of life and death keywords. Flashcards
Quality of life.
The idea that life must have some benefits for it to be worth living.
Near death experience
When someone who is about to die has an out-of-body experience
Abortion
The removal of a foetus from the womb before it can survive.
Voluntary euthanasia
Ending life painlessly when someone in great pain asks for death.
Euthanasia
The painless killing of a person dying of a painful disease
Non-voluntary euthanasia
Ending someone’s life painlessly when they are unable to ask, but you have a good reason for thinking they would want you to do so.
Paranormal
Unexplained things that are thought to have spiritual causes e.g. ghosts or medians.
Resurraction.
The belief that, after death, the body stays in the grave until the end of the world when it is raised.
Sanctity of life
The belief that life is holy and belongs to God.
Reincarnation
The belief that, after death, souls are reborn in a new body.
Assisted suicide
Providing a seriously ill person with the means to commit suicide.
Immortality of the soul
The idea that the soul lives on after the death of the body.
