Medical Ethics Flashcards
How does IVF work?
Eggs and sperm from the couple are mixed in a Petri dish.
A viable embryo is selected and implanted into the woman’s womb.
AIH/AID stands for…
Artificial insemination by husband/donor
How does it work?
Sperm is collected and artificially placed high in the woman’s womb.
Explain surrogacy
A couple gives their own or a donor egg and/or sperm and another woman is artificially inseminated
What is xenotransplantation?
The use of organs from animals in place of human organs
What year was the Human Embryo and Fertilisation Act passed?
1990
What 3 areas does it cover?
Regulates and fertility treatment using donated eggs and/or sperm
Makes rules about storage of eggs, sperm and embryos
Guidelines for experiments involving humans
Embryology includes…
Creation of embryos artificially and dissecting, observing and testing them
What is genetic engineering?
The removal, swapping or altering of genetic structures, within an embryo, before it is implanted for pregnancy
Explain how cloning works
An embryo is created then it’s DNA is removed to be replaced with DNA from the person to be cloned
It is then given an electric charge
Thou shall not commit…
Adultery
Christianity
“Life begins at conception when ______, _____ and _______ combine”
Egg, sperm, soul
Hinduism
“Go forth and ______”
Multiply
Judaism
“God gave doctors their medical knowledge is from what religion?”
Judaism
“Allah gives life to who he _____”
Chooses
Islam
