Medical Ethics

Question 1

Ethics

Answer 1

Studying how people make moral decisions and the rights and wrongs of different decisions

Question 2

Medical ethics

Answer 2

A type of ethics which looks at the moral decisions faced by doctors, scientists and vets

Question 3

Sanctity of life

Answer 3

The belief that human life is very special and incredibly valuable

Question 4

Pro-life

Answer 4

The belief that saving or protecting human lives is more important than anything else

Question 5

Quality of life

Answer 5

The standard of health, comfort and happiness experienced by a person in their day-to-day life

Question 6

Pro-choice

Answer 6

A person has the right to choose what happens to them

Question 7

Kantian ethics

Answer 7

A way of making ethical decisions that was developed by Immanuel Kent in the 1700s

Question 8

Kantian ethics rules

Answer 8

1: Never treat people as a ‘means to end’
2: You should only do something you would be happy for everyone to do

Question 9

Utilitarian rules

Answer 9

1: Always do whatever causes the most happiness for the most number of people
2:Everyones happiness must count equally