S2 Matters Of Life And Death Flashcards
Assisted suicide
Providing a seriously ill person the means to commit suicide
Abortion
Removing the foetus from the womb before it can survive
Euthanasia
The painless killing of someone dying from a painful disease
Immortality of the soul
The idea that the soul lives on after a person dies
Near death experience
When someone about to die has an out of body experience
Non voluntary euthanasia
Ending someones life painlessly without their permission, but with the intention they would want to.
Paranormal
Unexplained things which are thought to have spiritual causes
Quality of life
The idea that life must have some benefits for it to be worth living
Reincarnation
The belief that after death, souls are reborn in a new body
Resurrection
The body stays in the grave until the end of the world when it is raised
Sanctity of life
Life is holy and belongs to God
Voluntary euthanasia
Ending someones life painlessly when someone in great pain asks for it