Edexcel Religion and Life matters of life and death keywords

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sanctity of life
the belief that life is holy and belongs to God
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abortion
the removal of the foetus from the womb before it can be born
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quality of life
the idea that there must be some benefits in life for it to be worth living
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euthanasia
providing a painless death for someone dying from a painful disease
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voluntary euthanasia
ending life painlessly when someone in great pain asks for it
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non-voluntary euthanasia
ending someones life painlessly when they are unable to ask for it themselves
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assisted suicide
providing a seriously ill person with the means to commit suicide
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near-death experience
when someone about to die has an out of body experience
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paranormal
unexplained things which are thought to have spiritual causes e.g ghosts, mediums
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reincarnation
the belief that after death the soul is reborn into a new body
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resurrection
the belief that after death the body stays in the grave until the end of the world when it is raised
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immortality of the soul
the idea that the soul lives on after death
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abortion

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the removal of the foetus from the womb before it can be born

Card 3

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quality of life

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Card 4

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euthanasia

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Card 5

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voluntary euthanasia

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