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Religion and morality Flashcards

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what does sanctity of life mean?

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all life is sacred ( muslims and christians)

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what does quality of life mean?

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a measurement of fullfilment

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what does conception mean?

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the moment sperm fertilizes the egg.

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what does quickening mean?

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first detectable movement of a foetus

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what does ensoulment mean?

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at some moment in a foetus’ life, it receives its soul

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What is fertility treatment?

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A medical procedure to assist an infertile couple to have children.

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What is In Vitro Ferilisation?

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IVF is a scientific method of making a woman pregnant which does not involve sex. Conception occurs via sperm and egg being placed in a test tube.

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What is Artificial Insemination

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AI or Artificial Insemination is sperm which is medically inserted into the vagina to assist pregnancy.

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What is AIH?

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AIH is Artificial insemination using a husband’s sperm.

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What is AID?

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AID is Artificial Insemination using a donor sperm.

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What does surrogacy mean?

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When a fertilised egg is implanted into another woman’s womb.

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What is transplant surgery?

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When someone else’s organs are put into a patient.

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What is a blood transfusion?

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When a patient is given extra blood as part of an operation.

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What is Human Genetic Engineering?

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The modification of gene make-up to change the features of a human.

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What is embryology?

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The study of human embryos.

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What is an embryo?

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A fertilised egg at about 12-14 days when implanted into the wall of the womb.

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What are designer babies?

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Babies with gender and characteristics chosen by their parents, which is currently illegal in the UK but legal in the USA.

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What is a stem cell?

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A cell, most often taken from a 4-5 day old embryo, whose role in the body is yet to be determined.

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What are ‘Saviour siblings’?

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A sibling (brother or sister), genetically compatible with a sick child is implanted and born to use stem cells to treat the sick child.

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Name a saviour sibling.

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Jamie Whittaker was born as a saviour sibling to help his brother, Charlie.

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What is cloning?

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Cloning is the scientific method by which animals or plants can be created which have exactly the same genetic make-up as the original, because the DNA of the original is used.

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What does sanctity of life refer to?

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A Christian or Muslim belief that all life is a sacred gift fro God.

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What does quality of life refer to?

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A measure of fulfilment.

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What does purgatory mean?

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A time of spiritual cleansing and preparation for heaven (Catholic).

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What is euthanasia?

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Inducing a painless death, by agreement and with compassion, to ease suffering. Illegal in the UK but is legal in Holland.

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Name 3 types of euthanasia

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Voluntary - a person gives consent to die.
Non-voluntary - a person is not able to give their consent to die e.g. coma, child, paralysed.
Passive - when the patient dies because the medical professionals either don’t do something necessary to keep the patient alive, or when they stop doing something which s keeping the patient alive e.g. turning off life support.
Active - when medical professionals deliberately do something that causes the patient to die e.g. lethal injection.

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What is assisted suicide?

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a person gives someone the means e.g. lethal drugs to end their own life - illegal in the UK but legal in Holland and Switzerland.

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What is digitas?

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A swiss organisation that helps people end their lives.

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What is a hospice?

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A place where terminally ill people and their families go for support and to end their lives e.g. Acorns, St. Richard’s hospice.

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What is palliative care?

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Care that does not cure but will make an ill person more comfortable.

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