Matters of Life and Death 0.0 / 5 ? Religious StudiesLife and deathGCSEEdexcel Created by: LucyxoCreated on: 02-10-14 19:48 Abortion The removal of a foetus from the womb before it can survive 1 of 12 Quality of life The idea that life must have some benefits for it to be worth living 2 of 12 Sanctity of life The belief that all life is holy and belongs to God 3 of 12 Assisted suicide Providing a seriously ill person with the means to commit suicide 4 of 12 Euthanasia The painless killing of someone dying from a painful disease 5 of 12 Voluntary euthanasia Ending life painlessly when someone in great pain asks for death 6 of 12 Non-voluntary/involuntary euthanasia Ending life painlessly when they are unable to ask, but you have good reason for thinking they would want you to do so 7 of 12 Immortality of the soul The idea that the soul lives on after the death of the body 8 of 12 Near-death experience When someone about to die has an out of body experience 9 of 12 Paranormal Unexplained things which are thought to have spiritual causes e.g ghosts 10 of 12 Reincarnation The belief that, after death, souls are reborn into a new body 11 of 12 Resurrection The belief that, after death, the body stays in the grave until the end of the world when it is raised 12 of 12
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