Part A Flashcards
What does vivisection mean?
experimenting on animals for medical and science purposes
What does anti-vivisection mean?
belief that experimenting on animals for medical and science purposes are wrong
What dominion mean?
to have authority/control over something
What does stewardship mean?
someone who looks after something/someone else
What does ex-nihilo mean?
out of nothing
What is creationism?
God created the world in seven days
What does it mean to have an abortion?
removal of the foetus from the womb before it can survive outside
what is pro-choice?
tat the women has the right to decide what should happen to the foetus
What is conception?
The egg being fertilised by the sperm
what does ‘sanctity of life’?
all human life I sacred and a gift form God
what is ‘quality of life’?
how good or bad someone’s life is
what is fertility treatment?
artificial treatment used to help with conception when it can not be done naturally
what is surrogacy?
a women carrying the embryo for a women who can not carry it herself
What is AID?
artificial insemination by doctor
What is AIH?
artificial insemination by husband
What is IVF?
in vitro fertilisation
What is cloning?
direct use of something or someone to create an identical replica
What is eugenics?
development of certain characterises through cloning
What is euthanasia?
to help someone end their life I they are terminally ill
What passive euthanasia?
withdrawal of treatment
What is active euthanasia?
ending their life with something
What is involuntary euthanasia?
has no chose in their own death (like someone in a coma)
What is voluntary euthanasia?
they have the chose to end their own life
