Medical Ethics 0.0 / 5 ? Religious StudiesMedical EthicsGCSEOCR Created by: lauraadabarkerCreated on: 05-04-17 15:07 Define Abortion the deliberate termination of a pregnancy 1 of 19 Define Euthanasia a gentle, easy death 2 of 19 Define Suicide ending your own life 3 of 19 What is Involuntary euthanasia? when the person does not have a say, e.g. in a coma. Usually, a family member would make the decision 4 of 19 What is voluntary euthansia? when someone requests to die 5 of 19 What is passive euthanasia? when you know someone is going to die but you do nothing to stop it, e.g. not giving any medication to try and prolong their life 6 of 19 Define assisted suicide when someone takes part in helping someone kill themselves 7 of 19 What is AIH, AID and IVF? Articicial Insemination by Husband, Artificial Insemination by Donor and In Vitro Fertilisation 8 of 19 Define the sanctity of life the idea that life is a precious, sacred and special gift from God 9 of 19 1: All life deserves respect Christians say that everyone is equal and are valuable to God 10 of 19 2: Life is a gift from God God is the creator of life and therefore is the only one to take it away 11 of 19 3: Life should not be destroyed goes against the 10 Commandments, "thou shall not kill" 12 of 19 4: Human life is precious Humans are made in the image of God 13 of 19 5: God has a plan for all human life God mapped out our life making is all unique 14 of 19 Define stewardship the power to look after something that does not belong to you 15 of 19 Define dominion the power to use something but not abuse it 16 of 19 Define DNA cloning where copies are made of a DNA sequence and the copies are used in many experiments 17 of 19 Define reproductive cloning where an animal is produced with the same DNA of another animal (cloned from the cell of an already existing animal) 18 of 19 Define therapeutic cloning the production of human embryos in order to gather stem cells to use in research 19 of 19
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