Matters of life Key Terms Flashcards
Sanctity of life
Life is sacred because it is God given
Value of life
The value of a person over and above physical value
Quality of value
A measure of fulfilment. How happy someone is
Fertility treatment
A medical procedure to assist infertile parents to have a child
In vitro fertilisation
Sperm and egg are placed in a test tube
Test-tube baby
Term used for a baby created outside the woman’s body
Artificial insemination
Sperm is medically inserted into the vagina to assist pregnancy
Surrogacy
Woman’s egg fertilised by another woman’s partner
What does AIH mean
Artificial insemination by husband
What does AID mean
Artificial insemination by donor
Artificial insemination by husband
When a woman is made pregnant by the sperm of her husband without having to have sexual relations with him
Artificial insemination by donor
When a woman is made pregnant by the sperm of another man without having sexual relations
Transplant surgery
When someone else’s organs are out into a patient
Blood transfusion
When a patient is given extra blood as part of an operation
Human genetic engineering
The modification of gene makeup to change features of a human
Embryology
The study of human embryos
Embryo
Fertilised ovum at about 12-14 days when implanted into the wall of the womb
Designer babies
Babies with gender and characteristics chosen by the parents which is currently legal
Stem cell
A cell, which is often taken from a 4-5 day-old embryo, whose role is yet to be determined
Saviour sibling
A sibling which is genetically compatible with the sick child is implanted into he mother and born to use stem cells to treat the sick child
Cloning
The scientific method by which animals and plants can be created which have exactly the same genetic make-up as the original, be ashes the DNA of the original is used.
Human-animal hybrid embryo
An embryo made from human DNA and animal eggs for purposes of experimentation
Viable
The point at which a foetus could survive if it were to be born
What is a positive religious quite for IVF
“Be fruitful and increase in number”
What is a religious quote opposing IVF
“There is a time for everything”
What is a negative argument for IVF
It separates families through wealth
List 2 arguments in favour of a saviour sibling
1) sanctity of life, it us an opportunity to save gods children
2) opportunity to Improve a child’s quality of life
2 arguments opposing a saviour sibling
1) sibling only created to save- not loved as much?
2) psychological affect
