Medical Ethics - Quotes Flashcards
What does 1 Corinthians 6:19 say about the body?
“The body is regarded as ‘the temple of the Holy Spirit,’ implying it should be treated with the highest respect and concern.”
What does Surah Al-Ma’idah (5:32) say about saving lives?
“If anyone saves a life, it would be as if he saved the life of the whole of humanity.”
What do humanists believe about personal autonomy?
“Every individual has the right to make their own informed decisions, even if it results in their death.”
What does Exodus 20 from the Bible say about killing?
“You shall not kill,” which is one of the Ten Commandments.
What teaching from Matthew 22 reflects Christian beliefs about compassion?
“Love thy neighbour,” implying care and love should prevent anyone from requesting assisted dying.
What does Prophet Muhammad say about compassion in Islam?
“He is not one of us who has no compassion for our little ones and doesn’t honour our old ones.”
What is the Church of Scotland’s stance on life and God?
“The Christian recognises no right to dispose of his own life,” as only God can take life.
What does Prophet Muhammad say about suicide and assisted dying?
Prophet Muhammad said “in the time before you, a man was wounded, his wounds troubled him so much that he took a knife and cut his wrist to bleed himself to death. Thereupon Allah said, “My slave hurried in the matter of his life therefore he is deprived of the Garden”. This implies that In Islam Muslims don’t have the right to take their own life, as all life belongs to Allah and in doing so, they would be deprived of going to Al-Jannah (paradise).
Surah An-Nahl 16:97
“Whoever does righteousness, whether male or female, while he is a believer - We will surely cause him to live a good life, and We will surely give them their reward [in the Hereafter] according to the best of what they used to do.” This verse encourages improving quality of life and aligns with using embryos for medical research to address debilitating diseases.
What have Humanist Scotland Society stated about embryos?
“Humanists believe early embryos can’t be considered ‘a person’. Therefore, they think properly regulated research using embryos and abortions should be allowed.”
Psalm 139:13-14
“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made” The verse emphasises that each life is purposefully and beautifully created by God, emphasising the concept that each child should be treasured and loved for their own reason, rather than as a means to an end.
Psalm 139:16
“all the days ordained for me were written in your book,” suggesting that God knows and plans each existence from the beginning
