Medical Ethics 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? Religious StudiesMedical EthicsGCSEAll boards Created by: BethCreated on: 22-05-14 19:35 Sanctity of Life Life is sacred/holy Life comes from God, Genesis: story of bible. God created man in his own image- means part of God is within humans. Humans are special, should be treated with respect. Only God has the right to give and remove life. 1 of 7 Fertility Treatment Help someoen to conceive IVF: Invitro Fertilisation. (Test Tube Baby) AIH: Artificial Insemination by Husband. AID: similar but by donor. IVF: spare embryos are created, and if not implanted, they are destroyed. This is seen as murder. Catholics do allow AIH, but not AID as they see by donor as adultery. (relating to the 10 commandments) Other Christians allow fertility treatment because it is done out of compassion. It brings new life, and also children often bond a marriage. 2 of 7 Euthanasia Helping someone to die. Mercy killing- assisted suicide. Volunteering- asking for help. Involuntary- unable to make a decision. It is illegal in the UK, although it is allowed in Switzerland so many people visit there in order to have euthanasia. Roman Catholics- against it as life is sacred. Some Christians might agree to show compassion & love- agape. 3 of 7 Cloning "Playing God" Requires DNA- embryo cells. "Humans are made in the image of God." Should be unique Should be valued and not treated as a commodity Would a clone have a soul? 4 of 7 Animals in medical research Genesis- Creation Story Dominion- humans in change Stewardship- take care of the animals and the world. Animals- treated with kindness and respect. Roman Catholics- animals dont have a soul, animals can be tested on for medical reasons and humans are more important. 5 of 7 Abortion Removal of a foetus-embryo prematurely. Allowed in the UK upto 24 weeks. Allowed anything if mothers life is at risk or seriously disabled. Prochoice- womans right to choose for legal abortion. Prolife- anti-abortion. For the rights of the unbornchild. "Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you." Jeremiah (not Jeremih with his crude song) Roman Catholics- obviously against as they are with everything, unless the mothers life is at risk. Life begins at conception. Others may say "less of 3 evils. What if the woman was sexually attacked which meant she became pregnant? Just cruel. 6 of 7 Suicide Is seen to be wrong Sanctity of life More compassion nowadays due to the raised awareness of mental health disorders such as deep depression. Attempted suicide was once illegal and the ironic thing is they were sentenced to death, Was seen as a sin 7 of 7
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