Matters Of Life Unit 3

Question 1

Relative morality

Answer 1

The idea the action being right or wrong depends on the situation

Question 2

Example of religion with absolute morality

Answer 2

Roman Catholics, follow natural moral law says universe is a certain way by God so good actions fit with God. Do good avoid evil.

Question 3

Example of religion with relative morality

Answer 3

Hindus and Buddhists believe in harms so it’s person duty to decide what is right and wrong. Conscience.

Question 4

Why is life special?

Answer 4

Everyone is unique

Question 5

What is the value of life?

Answer 5

Some may interpret it in a financial way (is the benefit of life with money being spent on it) others say life is more valuable than money is one life worth more

Question 6

What is the quality of life?

Answer 6

Good quality of life can be the ability to live with freedom dignity and accessing God. If you don’t have that perhaps should be allowed to die

Question 7

What is fertility treatment?

Answer 7

Struggling to conceive naturally can have children due to this. In the pasty it was thought God decided who could have children but people are more able to make their own choices.

Question 8

What is IVF

Answer 8

In vitro fertilisation and it helps couples who cant have children to have them. Success rates are low. Take egg from ovary put in glass tube with sperm and fertilise.

Question 9

What is surrogacy

Answer 9

Use IVF and implant into surrogate mother and once born given to couple. Dad puts name on certificate giving hi equal rights over child the couple can apply for a parental order and surrogate loses on ights to kid.

Question 10

What is artificial insemination?

Answer 10

Sperm produced by masturbation collected and inserted into vagina of women.
By husband - sperm comes from husband
By donor - sperm is donated by male volunteer and screened then inserted as well

Question 11

Arguments against artificial insemination

Answer 11

Donor is stranger
Masturbation is spilling the seed of life
Could be seen as adultery
Allows unmarried women to have kids
Gay couples
Unnatural and against God

Question 12

Arguments for fertility treatment

Answer 12

Everyone has right to be a parent

Religious believer might say God gave people intelligence to develop IVF so it should be used

Question 13

Issues for the child from FeRtility

Answer 13

• child feels different
• bullied at school
• done by AID may want to find biological father

Question 14

What is transplant surgery

Answer 14

Replacement of faulty organs with a healthy one taken from donor

Question 15

What is a blood transfusion

Answer 15

When patient had their blood replaced
Jehovah’s witnesses believe life is carried in their blood so they can’t take anyone else’s blood - it is seen as a sin and would be kicked from church but if come back regretting it they are allowed in again

Question 16

What is human genetic engineering?

Answer 16

Seen as tampering with life.

Question 17

What is gene selection

Answer 17

May be possible to choose what child looks like - designed babies. Most opposed and want it to find cures to diseases.

Question 18

What is wrong with genetic engineering

Answer 18

Some religious believers think it is encouraging scientist to take on the role of God and concerned with unused embryos

Question 19

What is a saviour sibling

Answer 19

A child suffers from inherited diseases and transplanting stem cells from sibling could save them. Parents have second child - child feels unwanted

Question 20

Buddhisms belief about genetic engineering

Answer 20

If the intention is right to save a life or improve it is acceptable but some believe the cost is too much as the destruction of the embryos is too great

Question 21

Christianity’s belief about genetic engineering

Answer 21

Oppose it as It devalues human life. Main argument is sanctity of life against God to take on role of creator. But some are for it as it could improve life and eradicate disease.

Question 22

Hinduisms belief about it

Answer 22

Thy believe in ahimsa which is not harming living things but if genetic engineering is for the reason of helping others it is all word. It could promote bad karma otherwise.

Question 23

What is cloning

Answer 23

Creation of genetically indents cal copy of an organism

Question 24

Reproductive cloning?

Answer 24

Identical copy of an organism . Separating cells at early stages and developing them.

Question 25

Therapeutic cloning?

Answer 25

Clone biological material to produce embryos from which stem cells can be take and used in research

Question 26

For cloning

Answer 26

Could help sick people
Compassionate and improves quality of life
People have right to chose
God inspired to develop new tech

Question 27

Against cloning

Answer 27

Against nature and way we were created by God
Results in disposal of embryos
Cloned person may have no soul

Question 28

Human animal hybrid

Answer 28

DNA from human embryo cells into eggs taken from ovaries of cows. Hope they do this to extract stem cells.

Question 29

Stages of drug testing

Answer 29

Tissue samples tested in vitro
Drug testing for safety and side affects on healthy
Then on IIll
Drug tested more widely against other drugs

Question 30

Before conception

Answer 30

Beds hosts and Hindus believe pre existing life force enters body

Question 31

Conception

Answer 31

New life begins as sperm and egg - shared by Christina’s

Question 32

Absolute morality

Answer 32

The idea that moral laws are u changeable and apply in any situation