Environmental and medical issues
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- Environmental and medical issues
- Teachings on the environment
- Muslim
- Allah put humans in charge of his creation
- All humans are caretakers of the Earth
- They will be judged on how they have lived their lives
- The balance of the Earth must be maintained
- Christian
- God gave humans stewardship
- Humans have authority over the Earth
- Humans have a responsibility to care for the world
- God created the world so therefore they must look after it
- Muslim
- Infertility treatment
- AIH- sperm is medically put into the womb
- AID- a sperm donor is put into the womb
- IVF- an egg is fertilized in a test tube with a sperm then put back into the womb
- Embryo donation- Both sperm and eggs are provided and placed into the womb
- Muslim attitudes
- If Allah does not want a couple to have children they should not
- Using a donor is seen as adultery
- Surrogacy is seen as adultery
- IVF is allowed as the sperm and egg used are from the couple
- Christian attitudes
- No one has the right to have children if this is not God's will
- treatments with donors is seen as adultery
- It allows infertile couples to have children
- God gave humans the knowledge
- Global warming
- It is the increase in the temperature of the Earth's atmosphere
- Effects
- Ice melts
- Drought
- Rain, flooding
- Extreme weather
- Animals and plants may die out
- Solutions
- Individually
- Government and organisations
- Scientists
- Natural resources
- Are naturally occurring materials which can be used by humans
- Renewable resources
- Wind
- Wood
- Solar
- Water
- Non renewable resources
- Coal
- Oil
- Gas
- Minerals
- Pollution
- Contamination of the environment which damages and spoils the world
- Types
- Waste
- Land
- Air
- Water
- Solutions
- create less waste
- Use alternative energy sources
- Government action
- Alternative manufacturing methods
- Transplant surgery
- Issues
- Who should get the organs?
- When is someone actually dead
- Should humans use organs from animals
- Muslims
- Agree
- Saves lives
- Live donations are k as people can survive with one kidney
- To close relatives it is ok
- Can be seen as a good action
- Disagree
- Body should be buried soon after death
- Body will be resurrected and they need the organs
- Goes against the sanctity of life
- All people are equal as the teeth of a comb
- Agree
- Christians
- Agree
- Is a loving and charitable act
- Shows gratitude to God for the gift of life
- Is a matter of personal conscience
- A body is not needed for an afterlife
- Disagree
- Goes against the sanctity of life
- It interferes with God's plan
- It replaces a part of God's creation
- Organs shouldn't be replaced if the damage was caused by themselves
- Agree
- Issues
- Teachings on the environment
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