Medical Ethics Flashcards
What is suicide?
When a person deliberately chooses to end their own life
What is most Christian responses to suicide?
They are much more sympathise about suicide than in the past most would understand for them to take an extreme step they must be in trouble.
What are Christians teachings about suicide?
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you
Love your neighbour as yourself
How many people take their life each day?
1200 people in the world
What is the general attitude to suicide?
Will do what they can to help them rather than condemn them
Who is Chad Varah
Set up samaritians in 1953 and put his faith into action to help people who are potientially sucidial he was a priest for London
Why are Christians against reproductive cloning?
Each human is sacred, unique and has a soul.
Why do liberal Christians ageee with therapeutic cloning?
It benefits human welfare as it is used for scientific research to find cures for diseases such as genetic disorders.
What is therapeutic cloning?
Using human embryos for experimentation. The embryos are destroyed after 14 days and the DNA used
What are bible quotes which suggests we have dominion over animals?
Genesis humans have donion over abi aka
Psalms 8 animals do not have sounds
What do most Christians think about cloning of animals?
It is appropriate that cloning animals is acceptable if it results in benefits for human health
What is IVF?
The fertilisation of the sperm and egg outside of the womb.
What is abortion?
The termination of a pregnancy by medical invention
Church of England attitude on abortion
Teaches that abortion is a great morale evil with few expections however the lesser of two evils may be allowed
What does the Roman Catholic Church teach on abortion?
Believes it is always wrong in all circumstances. It teachers that life begins at conception and there abortion is murder of an innocent human being
Reasons for abortion
Every woman has the right to chose
The foetus feelings nothing
Mothers health is important
Lesser of two evils
Reasons against abortion
Abortion is denial of human rights
Abortion is always killing a life
Sancitiy of life
What is a traditional Christian response to IVF?
Unnatural, spare embryos are destroyed any interference from the donor outsider the partner is adhktery
What is liberal Christian view on ivf
Acceptable between a committed couple and the loss of embryos is the lesser of two evils
Reasons against IVF
Sanctity of life
6th commandment
All life is sacred
Having a baby is a divine girl not a right
For IVF
Jesus healed people it is wrong to heal people of there infertility
Life comes from god therefore new life must be good
Agape
How is the case study for IVF
Natalie Evans
