Medical Ethics
- Created by: Ellie Cee-Aitch
- Created on: 02-04-14 20:34
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- Medical Ethics
- Genetic engineering
- The Law
- It is allowed in the UK as long as the potential risks have been fully assesed
- Most Christians: it is against Gods natural law.
- "God was pleased with all he made"
- Playing God
- “Consider what God has done: Who can straighten what he has made crooked?”
- Some Christians: it is practical
- E.g. insulin produced by GM bacteria has saved human lives.
- If it can provide cures/ avoid horrible illnesses, surely it is good?
- Jesus healed people
- The Law
- Euthanasia
- The Law
- Currently illegal in the UK
- Passive euthanasia (i.e. letting someone die) is legal
- Some countries have official clinics
- Switzerland
- Belgium
- Japan
- Currently illegal in the UK
- Roman Catholics: absolutely wrong!
- "Thou shalt not kill"
- People should die when God, and God alone, decides
- "God gives and God takes away"
- Acceptable if "the lesser of two evils"
- E.g. if a necessary painkiller may lead to premature death.
- Methodists: although it should be avoided, it may be necessary sometimes
- Die with dignity
- "Why on earth we kept a human being alive against his will when all the dignity, beauty and meaning of life had vanished"
- Church of England: rarely acceptable
- We should provide care and kindness for the elderly or dying.
- Methodists: although it should be avoided, it may be necessary sometimes
- Die with dignity
- "Why on earth we kept a human being alive against his will when all the dignity, beauty and meaning of life had vanished"
- Hospices
- Counselling
- Visits from friends and family
- Methodists: although it should be avoided, it may be necessary sometimes
- "Love thy neighbour"
- Life shouldn't be disposable
- Passive euthanasia may be acceptable sometimes
- We should provide care and kindness for the elderly or dying.
- The Law
- Fertility treatment
- The Law
- Sperm and egg donors must remain anonymous.
- Commercial surrogacy is illegal
- Embryos can be frozen and experimented on
- Treatment must be supervised by the government.
- Roman Catholics: it is all wrong!
- Surrogacy and donors involve a third person
- "Mechanical adultery"
- "Thou shalt not commit adultery"
- Childless couples may be part of gods plan
- "God gives and god takes away"
- Against natural law.
- Surrogacy and donors involve a third person
- Church of England: It is okay except for surrogacy
- "Be fruitful and multiply"
- Life comes from God, so surely creating life is good
- Surrogacy involves another person to too great an extent
- "It strikes the heart of the family"
- "Mechanical adultery"
- Some other Christians: All is acceptable
- "Do to others as you would have them do to you"
- If parents are prepared to go through it, they will really love the child.
- The Law
- Abortion
- Roman Catholics: absolutely wrong!
- "thou shalt not kill"
- If you cannot cope with the child, adopt rather than abort.
- Life begins at the moment of conception.
- Church of England: it is to be avoided
- Sometimes acceptable.
- In cases of ****
- If the baby would be severely disabled
- The mother is at risk.
- "love one another"
- Jesus showed compassion to others.
- Sometimes acceptable.
- Quaker: It is the mother's decision
- Everyone is equal and free to make their own life decisions
- "You are all one in Christ Jesus"
- Jesus helped people
- Pacifists would discourage death or unnecessary suffering
- Everyone is equal and free to make their own life decisions
- The Law
- At least two doctors must agree it is necessary
- It must occur in a hospital or licensed clinic
- The foetus must be 24 weeks or younger
- Roman Catholics: absolutely wrong!
- Cloning
- The Law
- Reproductive cloning is illegal
- The****utic cloning is legal to create/investigate cures for disease
- Diabetes
- Alzheimer's
- Parkinson's
- Licence required
- Roman Catholics: It is wrong!
- Playing God
- "God gives and god takes away"
- Embryos would be manipulated or destroyed
- Life starts at conception
- Church of England: If it is used responsibly, it is okay
- Jesus tried to help to cure people
- "Love thy neighbour"
- Bone marrow or organs could potentially save many lives
- Less risk of rejection
- Doesn't rely on others dying
- The Law
- Vivisection
- Dominionists: we can use animals as we like!
- "Rule over the fish of the ocean and the birds of the sky"
- Human life is more valuable than animals lives.
- "Made in Gods image"
- God gives us souls- breath of God
- Stewards: Animals should be treated well
- "A man may be worth many sparrows, but even a sparrow does not die unnoticed in the eyes of God"
- God was pleased with all of his creation, so we should respect it.
- Human life is more valuable than animals lives.
- "Made in Gods image"
- God gives us souls- breath of God
- St Francis of Assisi: animals are our equals
- Animals have souls
- Preached to wildlife
- The Law
- All new drugs must be tested on at least two different species of live mammal
- Licences must be obtained
- Potential benefits must be outlined
- Dominionists: we can use animals as we like!
- Genetic engineering
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