Religion and Medical Ethics

  • different attitdues to abortion
  • reasons for different attitudes
  • responses to issues raised by fertility treatment and cloning
  • different attitudes towards euthanasia
  • different attitudes towards suicide
  • reasons for different attitudes
  • beliefs about the use of animals in medical research
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  • Created on: 29-03-13 11:16

The Sanctity of Life

sanctity = sacredness = holy

  • human life is holy; should be treated differently towards all types of life (ie. plants/animals)
  • humans were created as the 'image of God'; given a soul
  • humans were given the responsibility to look after all of His creation - Earth
  • God became human in the form of Jesus to save us
  • having different the belief that humans are sacred affects our attitude to:
    • Euthanasia
    • Abortion
    • Genetic engineering
    • Suicide
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