RE Paper 2 - Religion And Life - Full Knowledge Flashcards
What is pro life?
Against abortion
What is pro choice
Allowing women to choose to have an abortion
What is a baby called during weeks 1-3? Does it have a brain?
A zygote - no
In what week does the heart begin to beat?
Week 6
During what weeks can the foetus start to move?
Weeks 10-12
By what week can sex be identified
Week 14
During what weeks can the baby start to experience physical pain?
29-30 weeks
By what week can 99% of babies survive outside the womb?
Weeks 32-34
In what year was abortion made legal in the UK
1967
Give 4 conditions necessary for an abortion
Agreed by 2 licensed doctors
Mothers life, physical or mental or health are at risk or that of existing children
Must be 23 weeks and 6 days before