Science 6C Flashcards
List three methods physicians can use to learn about the unborn:
- amniocentesis
- fetoscope
- ultrasound
Give reasons why God would allow people with genetic disabilities:
God is perfect and makes people exactly the way He wants them to be
Romans 8:28 says “all things work together for good”
Disabilities provide opportunities for God to give strength to the disabled and those who take care of them.
Gives God chances to show how wonderful he is
Give a Bible verse that teaches that unborn children are human
Isaiah 44:2
Psalm 139:13–16
Jeremiah 1:5
God says He controls every detail of a baby’s development?
Isaiah 44:2
True or False: By using amniocentesis, physicians can learn the baby’s sex.
True (and certain diseases baby will have)
Name two diseases that amniocentesis can determine?
galactosemia and Down syndrome (and hundreds others)
This instrument lets a doctor look at an unborn baby for physical diseases caused by drugs, radiation, or diseases?
Fetoscope
This device releases high frequency sound waves that cannot be heard by humans. The waves bounce back and create an image to look at the baby (sonogram)?
Ultrasound
This is a computer scan or “sound picture,” of an unborn baby and his surroundings?
Sonogram
This picture can provide the physician with information about skeletal disorders, the age of the baby (determined by measuring the picture of the baby’s bones), and many other things.
Ultrasound sonogram
What are some things a sonogram van tell us about a baby?
Age
Detect a heartbeat
If there are twins
See if baby is alive after mom’s accident or injury
If an unborn child has a genetic disorder that may cause physical or mental damage, some people believe the child should be killed. The killing of an unborn child is called ______?
Abortion
True or False: Any decision to kill an unborn baby, even one who suffers from a disability, is disobedience to God
True (according to evangelists)