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Matters Of Life & Death & genetic engineering Flashcards

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Assisted suicide

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Providing a seriously ill person with the means to commit suicide

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Abortion

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The removal of a foetus from the womb before it can survive

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Euthanasia

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The painless killing of someone dying from a painful disease

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Immorality of the soul

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The idea that the soul lives on after the death of a body

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Near death experience

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When somebody about to die has an out of body experience

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Non voluntary euthanasia

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Ending someone’s life painlessly when they are unable to ask, but you have a good reason for thinking that they would want you to do so

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Paranormal

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Unexplained things which are thought to have spiritual causes

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Quality of life

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The idea that life must have some benefits for it to be worth living

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Reincarnation

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The belief that after death souls are reborn into a new body

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Resurrection

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The belief that after death the body stays in the grave until the end of the world when it is raised

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Sanctity of life

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The belief that life is holy and belongs to god

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Voluntary euthanasia

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Ending life painlessly when someone in great pain asks for death

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Embryology

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Growing embryos in a science lab to study them so that we can learn more about human cells and illness

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Genetic engineering

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Scientific process that involves the removal of DNA from a plant or animal, altering it and putting it back again

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Gene testing

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Testing a foetus early in pregnancy to see if it has a serious illness or disability

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Reproductive cloning

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Creation of an identical copy of an organism (illegal to clone humans)
Common in selective animal breeding

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Therapeutic cloning (stem cell cloning)

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Clones biological material to produce embryos from which stem cells can be taken to be used in research

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Active euthanasia

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When something is done to the person to make them die more quickly, eg giving drugs to bring about death

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Passive euthanasia

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When any form of treatment which might extend a persons life is taken away eg turning off a life-support machine or removing a feeding tube
NB in Britain this is allowed - not legally termed euthanasia

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Palliative care

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Keeping people pain - free by use of drugs which may leave them semi conscious all the time

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Pharmocologoblivion

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Increasing the dosage of drugs with the intention of relieving pain but possible side effect of shortening life span

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1993 House of Lords rejecting a proposal to legalise euthanasia

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“It would be next to impossible to ensure that all acts of euthanasia were truly voluntary”

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Utilitarianism

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The belief that moral rules should be designed to produce the greatest happiness to the greatest number of people

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A time for everything Ecclesiastes

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For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die;

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Christian Hospice Movement quote

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“… Euthanasia as advocated is wrong… It should be unnecessary and is an admission of defeat”

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Since when has abortion been legal in uk?

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Abortion act 1968

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Rise in number of legal abortions 1974 - 2006

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1974: 119,000
2006: 193,700

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Pro life movement (abortion) views summarised

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Life begins at contraception, abortion not ok

Some would allow abortion if the mothers life was at risk

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Pro choice movement (abortion) views summarised

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Human life begins much later in pregnancy, or at birth

Woman should have full control over what happens to her body

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Who did the violinist analogy

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Judith Jarvis Thompson

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Alison Davis describes herself as a ‘happy spina bifida adult’
Quote about quality of life

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‘I can think of few concepts more terrifying than saying that certain people are better off dead, and may therefore be killed for their own good… Most handicapped people are quite contented with the quality of life’

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Catechism foetus has rights

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From the first moment of his existence, a human being must be recognised as having the rights of a person - among which is the inviolable right of every living being to life

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Bible babies are sentient in the womb

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When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb

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Catechism against euthanasia

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An act or omission which causes death in order to alleviate suffering constitutes a murder greatly contrary to the dignity of the human person & to the respect due to the living god, the creator

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Church of England on abortion

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“We affirm that every human life is unique, born or yet to be born… We therefore believe that abortion is evil. But we also believe that to withdraw compassion in circumstances of extreme distress or need is a very great evil. In an imperfect world the ‘right’ choice is sometimes the lesser of two evils”

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What does the vicar in ‘million dollar baby’ say about euthanasia 2

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‘Leave it to god’

‘If you do this thing you’ll be lost somewhere so deep you’ll never find yourself again’

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All life belongs to god Romans

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“… So whether we live or die, we belong to The Lord”

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Anglican Church view on euthanasia

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Rowan Williams, the archbishop of Canterbury, has stated that although “there is a very strong compassionate case” for physician-assisted dying, the Anglican Church remains opposed to the practice

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Bible quality of life

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Jesus came so that people could have life “in all it’s fullness’’ (john)

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Catechism abortion

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Abortion is a horrible crime.. The law must provide appropriate sanctions for every violation of the child’s rights

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The creed backs up ideas of life after death

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“I believe in the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting”

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St. Paul says the resurrected body is spiritual and cannot die

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“So it will be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable..it it is sown in a natural body, it is raised in a spiritual body”

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Immortality of the soul Christianity

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The idea that the soul lives on after the death of the body. When the body dies, the soul leaves the body to live with God

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Humanists on the afterlife (short version)

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“We only live once and this life is not a dress rehearsal”

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Quote death not necessarily a bad thing

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“I’m not afraid of being dead. I’m just just afraid of what you might have to go through to get there” Pamela bone

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Purgatory catechism

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Those who have died in gods grace but were imperfectly purified (eg catholic sinners) will go to purgatory and be purified

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