Medical and environmental issues

Causes of global warming

Greenhouse effect, natural climate change, solar activity

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Possible solutions to global warming

Electricity without carbon dioxide, fuel without carbon emissions, improve efficiency and reduce pollution of transport, use more public transport

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Forms of pollution

Acid rain, human waste, eutrophication, radioactive pollution

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Possible solutions to pollution

AR - renewable electricity, W - recycling, incinerators to produce electricity, L - stop dropping + fines, E - better sewage treatment, less phosphates and nitrates, RP - reprocess nuclear waste

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The scarcity of natural resources (finite)

Oil is used for many things so if dries up will be major effects, metals are similar used for lots of things will soon run out

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Possible solutions to the scarcity of natural resources

Renewable sources of electricty, alternative ways of powering cars, recycling, using chemicals from plants to produce plastics, alternative lifestyle

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Christian teachings on stewardship

God gave Christians stewardship of Earth+resources-Genesis:right to rule Earth as stewards, treat animals+land kindly(no crops every 50 years), Parable of the Talents-leave Earth better place than found,ensure Earth's resouces shared fairly(Jesus)

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How beliefs about stewardship affect Christian attitudes to the enivronment

God's steward, leave Earth better place than found-reduce pollution+save resouces, stewardship-share resources fairly, help LEDCs, judged on behaviour as stewards-help groups that reduce pollution+save resources, good Christian-steward+save environme

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The teachings of Judaism on stewardship

God made humans stewards of the Earth-have to follow God's rules from the Mitzvot:area of open parkland around each town, festival of New Year for Trees-plant trees where needed, every 50 years no crops planted or harvested (Earth recharge batteries)

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How Jewish teachings about stewardship affect attitudes to the environment

God's stewards+leave Earth better place-reduce pollution+save resources, stewardship-share Earth's resources

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The nature of medical treatments for infertility

IVF, AIH, AID, egg donation, embryo donation, surrogacy

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Why infertility treatments are important

12.5 of couples have fertility problems, 1.5 million men in UK have fertility problems, 2007-12% of births from fertility treatments, human nature to want children, psychological problems can be caused if people desperately want children but can't

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Different attitudes to infertility treatments among Christians(1)

1. Only methods which don't affect SOL and sex acts=natural-life at conception - IVF(throw eggs away;same as abortion), all artificial insemination/surrogacy involve sin of mast., all embryo technology-fertilisation seperated/sex (sex for procr.)

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Different attitudes to infertility treatments among Christians(2)

Allow IVF+AIH- purpose of Christian marriage=children, baby is biological offspring, discarded embryos = not foetuses so life=not taken, don't ban other treatments, but think they cause problems with who parents are, encourage adoption

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Judaism and infertility treatments (All Jews)

IVF+AIH accepted by all Jews - having children=important in Judaism, rabbis teach can use medical technology as long as within mitzvot, unused embryos not foetuses=life not taken

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Judaism and infertility treatments (Orthodox Jews)

Don't allow AID - involves adultery, surrogacy not allowed = Jewishness passed on through mother, accept egg donation if from Jewish woman

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The nature and importance of transplant surgery

Cures life threatening diseases, transplants save over 3000 lives a year, more people need transplant surgery every year, gives people a chance to help others after death

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Different attitudes to transplant surgery in Christianity(1)

Agree with transplant surgery but disagree with organs being bought from poor- immortality of soul(organs not needed), resurrection(organs not needed, love your neighbour, Golden Rule, Bible says don't exploit the poor

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Different attitudes to transplant surgery in Christianity(2)

2. Agree with transplant using organs from living but not the dead(and not payment) - playing God=sin, organs like heart essential part of person created by God, living organs=love your neighbour, Bible says don't exploit the poor

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Different attitudes to transplant surgery in Christianity(3)

3. Don't agree with transplants at all - sanctity of life, playing God = great sin, surgeon save life of donor/person who needs transplant?, uses resources which could be used to help more people than single transplant

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Different attitudes to transplant surgery in Judaism(1)

1. Allow when from living Jewish donor - organs like heart-essential part of person God has created, non-Jew organs would affect a persons Jewishness, organs from dead->living=playing God=great sin, Mitzvah=preserve life, Tenakh bans exploiting poor

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Different attitudes to transplant surgery in Judaism(2)

2.Against all forms of transplant surgery - transplanting organs is breaking Mitzvot sanctity of life, organs are created by God for a specific person and can't be swapped around, having non-Jewish organs could change a Jew to a non-Jew

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Different attitudes to transplant surgery in Judaism(3)

Agree with transplant surgery but not [ayment for organs - God wants people to use medical technology to save lives, obeys mitzvot-love your neighbour, Tenakh forbids exploiting the poor

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