Matters of life Key Terms

Question 1

Sanctity of life

Answer 1

Life is sacred because it is God given

Question 2

Value of life

Answer 2

The value of a person over and above physical value

Question 3

Quality of value

Answer 3

A measure of fulfilment. How happy someone is

Question 4

Fertility treatment

Answer 4

A medical procedure to assist infertile parents to have a child

Question 5

In vitro fertilisation

Answer 5

Sperm and egg are placed in a test tube

Question 6

Test-tube baby

Answer 6

Term used for a baby created outside the woman’s body

Question 7

Artificial insemination

Answer 7

Sperm is medically inserted into the vagina to assist pregnancy

Question 8

Surrogacy

Answer 8

Woman’s egg fertilised by another woman’s partner

Question 9

What does AIH mean

Answer 9

Artificial insemination by husband

Question 10

What does AID mean

Answer 10

Artificial insemination by donor

Question 11

Artificial insemination by husband

Answer 11

When a woman is made pregnant by the sperm of her husband without having to have sexual relations with him

Question 12

Artificial insemination by donor

Answer 12

When a woman is made pregnant by the sperm of another man without having sexual relations

Question 13

Transplant surgery

Answer 13

When someone else’s organs are out into a patient

Question 14

Blood transfusion

Answer 14

When a patient is given extra blood as part of an operation

Question 15

Human genetic engineering

Answer 15

The modification of gene makeup to change features of a human

Question 16

Embryology

Answer 16

The study of human embryos

Question 17

Embryo

Answer 17

Fertilised ovum at about 12-14 days when implanted into the wall of the womb

Question 18

Designer babies

Answer 18

Babies with gender and characteristics chosen by the parents which is currently legal

Question 19

Stem cell

Answer 19

A cell, which is often taken from a 4-5 day-old embryo, whose role is yet to be determined

Question 20

Saviour sibling

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Cloning

Answer 21

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.

Question 22

Human-animal hybrid embryo

Answer 22

An embryo made from human DNA and animal eggs for purposes of experimentation

Question 23

Viable

Answer 23

The point at which a foetus could survive if it were to be born

Question 24

What is a positive religious quite for IVF

Answer 24

“Be fruitful and increase in number”

Question 25

What is a religious quote opposing IVF

Answer 25

“There is a time for everything”

Question 26

What is a negative argument for IVF

Answer 26

It separates families through wealth

Question 27

List 2 arguments in favour of a saviour sibling

Answer 27

1) sanctity of life, it us an opportunity to save gods children
2) opportunity to Improve a child’s quality of life

Question 28

2 arguments opposing a saviour sibling

Answer 28

1) sibling only created to save- not loved as much?

2) psychological affect