MTLB BIOETHICAL ISSUES Flashcards
is an ethical dispute that requires the application of
ethical principles for its resolution.
BIOETHICAL ISSUE
TRUE OR FALSE?
Pro-life argues inviolability of life
infinitum.
TRUE
attempts to calibrate the extent of respect and protection due to life. It sets boundaries
PRO CHOICE
TRUE OR FALSE?
A bioethical issue is different from a legal issue.
TRUE
requires the application of ethical principles to a certain ethical inquiry,
BIOETHICAL ISSUE
requires the application of ethical principles to a certain ethical inquiry,
BIOETHICAL ISSUE
concerned with the interpretation or application of the law to certain given facts
LEGAL ISSUE
It is the termination of pregnancy by
the removal or expulsion from the
uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to
viability.
ABORTION
‘suction
curettage
SUCTION ABORTION
SUCTION ABORTION: also called ‘suction
curettage’. Is appropriately done during
1ST TRIMESTER
16 WEEKS
employed during the 1st trimester
of pregnancy. A sharp looped knife or curette
(sharp curettage) is inserted into the uterus to
scrape its walls. Then, the lodging baby is cut
apart and its bodily parts are removed and
checked for completeness
DILATION AND CURRETAGE ABORTION
commonly used
during the 1st half of second
trimester (13-20 weeks).
DILATION AND EVACUATION
Usually the
abortionist cuts off one or more of
the baby’s limbs and waits until he or
she bleeds to death
DILATION AND EVACUATION
also known as
“intra-amniotic injection”
SALINE ABORTION
2nd trimester and early 3rd trimester
SALINE ABORTION