The Right To Life Flashcards
1
Q
Abortion
A
Deliberately terminating a pregnancy
2
Q
Pro-choice
A
Women have the right to choose whether or not to have an abortion
3
Q
Pro-life
A
View that supports the right to life of the foetus
4
Q
Euthanasia
A
Painless death ‘good death’
5
Q
Voluntary euthanasia
A
When a terminally ill person asks for help to die peacefully
6
Q
Active euthanasia
A
ending of a life by deliberate action such as a fatal injection
7
Q
Passive euthanasia
A
Allowing a terminally ill person to die by withdrawing medical treatment
8
Q
Self-determination
A
The right to make decisions for yourself
9
Q
In voluntary euthanasia
A
Someone else makes the decision for you to die
10
Q
Hospice
A
Special places where people got to die, with dignity
11
Q
Sanctity of life
A
Life is sacred and God-given
