Religion and morality Flashcards
what does sanctity of life mean?
all life is sacred ( muslims and christians)
what does quality of life mean?
a measurement of fullfilment
what does conception mean?
the moment sperm fertilizes the egg.
what does quickening mean?
first detectable movement of a foetus
what does ensoulment mean?
at some moment in a foetus’ life, it receives its soul
What is fertility treatment?
A medical procedure to assist an infertile couple to have children.
What is In Vitro Ferilisation?
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.
What is Artificial Insemination
AI or Artificial Insemination is sperm which is medically inserted into the vagina to assist pregnancy.
What is AIH?
AIH is Artificial insemination using a husband’s sperm.
What is AID?
AID is Artificial Insemination using a donor sperm.
What does surrogacy mean?
When a fertilised egg is implanted into another woman’s womb.
What is transplant surgery?
When someone else’s organs are put into a patient.
What is a blood transfusion?
When a patient is given extra blood as part of an operation.
What is Human Genetic Engineering?
The modification of gene make-up to change the features of a human.
What is embryology?
The study of human embryos.
What is an embryo?
A fertilised egg at about 12-14 days when implanted into the wall of the womb.
What are designer babies?
Babies with gender and characteristics chosen by their parents, which is currently illegal in the UK but legal in the USA.
What is a stem cell?
A cell, most often taken from a 4-5 day old embryo, whose role in the body is yet to be determined.
What are ‘Saviour siblings’?
A sibling (brother or sister), genetically compatible with a sick child is implanted and born to use stem cells to treat the sick child.
Name a saviour sibling.
Jamie Whittaker was born as a saviour sibling to help his brother, Charlie.
What is cloning?
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.
What does sanctity of life refer to?
A Christian or Muslim belief that all life is a sacred gift fro God.
What does quality of life refer to?
A measure of fulfilment.
What does purgatory mean?
A time of spiritual cleansing and preparation for heaven (Catholic).
What is euthanasia?
Inducing a painless death, by agreement and with compassion, to ease suffering. Illegal in the UK but is legal in Holland.
Name 3 types of euthanasia
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.
What is assisted suicide?
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.
What is digitas?
A swiss organisation that helps people end their lives.
What is a hospice?
A place where terminally ill people and their families go for support and to end their lives e.g. Acorns, St. Richard’s hospice.
What is palliative care?
Care that does not cure but will make an ill person more comfortable.
