Religion and morality

Question 1

what does sanctity of life mean?

Answer 1

all life is sacred ( muslims and christians)

Question 2

what does quality of life mean?

Answer 2

a measurement of fullfilment

Question 3

what does conception mean?

Answer 3

the moment sperm fertilizes the egg.

Question 4

what does quickening mean?

Answer 4

first detectable movement of a foetus

Question 5

what does ensoulment mean?

Answer 5

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

Question 6

What is fertility treatment?

Answer 6

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

Question 7

What is In Vitro Ferilisation?

Answer 7

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.

Question 8

What is Artificial Insemination

Answer 8

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

Question 9

What is AIH?

Answer 9

AIH is Artificial insemination using a husband’s sperm.

Question 10

What is AID?

Answer 10

AID is Artificial Insemination using a donor sperm.

Question 11

What does surrogacy mean?

Answer 11

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

Question 12

What is transplant surgery?

Answer 12

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

Question 13

What is a blood transfusion?

Answer 13

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

Question 14

What is Human Genetic Engineering?

Answer 14

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

Question 15

What is embryology?

Answer 15

The study of human embryos.

Question 16

What is an embryo?

Answer 16

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

Question 17

What are designer babies?

Answer 17

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

Question 18

What is a stem cell?

Answer 18

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

Question 19

What are ‘Saviour siblings’?

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Name a saviour sibling.

Answer 20

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

Question 21

What is cloning?

Answer 21

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.

Question 22

What does sanctity of life refer to?

Answer 22

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

Question 23

What does quality of life refer to?

Answer 23

A measure of fulfilment.

Question 24

What does purgatory mean?

Answer 24

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

Question 25

What is euthanasia?

Answer 25

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

Question 26

Name 3 types of euthanasia

Answer 26

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.

Question 27

What is assisted suicide?

Answer 27

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.

Question 28

What is digitas?

Answer 28

A swiss organisation that helps people end their lives.

Question 29

What is a hospice?

Answer 29

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

Question 30

What is palliative care?

Answer 30

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