Medical Ethics

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Define Abortion
The deliberate termination of a foetus/pregnancy
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What is an 'easy death'?
Euthanasia
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What is suicide?
Ending your own life
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What are the three main types of Euthanasia?
Involuntary, Passive, Voluntary
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Define the types of Euthanasia
Passive-when death is brought about by an omission - i.e. when someone lets the person die. Voluntary- When the person who is killed has requested to be killed. Involuntary-When the person who is killed made an expressed wish to the contrary.
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What is assisted suicide?
Assisted suicide is suicide effected with the assistance of another person, especially the taking of lethal drugs provided by a doctor for the purpose by a patient suffering from a terminal illness or incurable condition.
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What is AIH, AID and IVF?
Artificial Insemination by Husband, Artificial Insemination by Donor and In Vitro Fertilisation
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What is the sanctity of life?
Life is a sacred and special gift from God?
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1)All life deserves repect
Christians say that everyone is equal and valuable to God
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2)Life is a gift from God
Christians belive that God is the creator of life and only God has the right to take life
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3) Life should not be destroyed
Christians say thatthe taking of another persons life goes against one of the 10 commandments "Thou shalt not kill"
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4) Human life is precious
Christians believe that humans are made in the image of God
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5) God has a plan for all human life
Christians belive that a persons life is mapped out by God and so everyone is unique
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What is Stewardship?
The power to look after something which does not belong to us
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What is Dominion?
The power to use something but not abuse it?
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Define DNA cloning
Copies are made of a DNA sequence and the copies are used in many experiments
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Define Reproductive cloning
This is when an animal is produced with the same DNA as another animal
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Define Therapeutic cloning
The production of human embryos in order to gather stem cells to use in research
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Ending your own life

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Involuntary, Passive, Voluntary

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Passive-when death is brought about by an omission - i.e. when someone lets the person die. Voluntary- When the person who is killed has requested to be killed. Involuntary-When the person who is killed made an expressed wish to the contrary.

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