Section 2 Defenitions Flashcards
Assisted suicide
Provide a seriously ill patient with the means to commit suicide
Abortion
The intentional removal of the foetus from the womb before it can exist independently
Euthanasia
Painlessly ending the life of someone dying from a painful disease
Immortality of the soul
The idea that the soul lives on after the death of the body
Near death experience
When someone nearly does and has an out of body experience
Non voluntary euthanasia
Ending someone’s life painlessly when they cannot ask but you think it is what they want or that it is the best medical decision
Paranormal
A strange happening that is said to have spiritual caused
Qualify of life
The idea that life must have some benefits in order to be worth living
Reincarnation
The belief that the soul lives on in another body
Resurrection
The idea that he body stays in the grave until the end of the world when it is risen again
Sanctity of life
The idea that life is holy and belongs to god
Voluntary euthanasia
Ending life painlessly when someone asks for it
