The deliberate termination of a pregnancy usually before the foetus is twenty four weeks
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Absolute Morality
What is morally right and wrong applies to all circumstances at all times
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Active Euthanasia
The ending of a life by a deliberate actions such as giving a patient a fatal injection
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Adultery
Sex outside of marriage where at least one of the couple is already married to some one else
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Aid
To help or assist people in need usually by practical assistance and gifts
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Artificial Insemination
Sperm medically inserted into the vagina to assist pregnancy
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Cohabitation
A couple living together and having a sexual relationship without being married to one another
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Contraception
The artificial and chemical methods used to prevent pregnancy taking place
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Designer Babies
Babies with gender and characteristics chosen by their parents-currently legal
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Disability
When a person has a mental or physical condition that limits movement or activities
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Divorce
The legal ending of a marriage
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Emergency Aid
Also known as short term aid. Help given to communities in a term of disaster or crisis e.g food during a famine or shelter after an earthquake
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Euthanasia
Inducing a painless death with compassion, to ease suffering. From the Greek meaning "good death". Some Christians believe it is mercy killing while others see it as taking life
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Gender Discriminiation
Acting against someone for his or her sex.
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Heterosexual
To be attracted to a person of the opposite sex
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Homosexual
To be attracted to a person of the same sex
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Hospice
Special places to which people go to die from a terminal illnesses and the experience is meant to be easier.
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In Vitro Fertilisation
A scientific method of making a woman pregnant, which does not involve sex. Conception occurs via sperm and egg being placed into a tube
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Long Term Aid
Helping people to help themselves by providing the tools, education and funding for projects. This type of aid is given by Christian Aid, Tear Fund, CAFOD to poorer countries.
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Non-Voluntary Euthanasia
When a patients life is ended because it is felt that to keep them alive is to make them suffer but the patient is incapable of giving consent to make the decision.
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Passive Euthanasia
Allowing a terminally or incurably ill person to die by withdrawing or withholding medical treatment that would only prolong the suffering and have no real benefit.
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Stem Cell Cloning
Cloning techniques used to treat certain diseases and conditions
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Surrogacy
A form of fertility treatment in which a woman's egg is fertilised artificially by another woman's partner then implanted into the host woman. The woman carries the baby throughout the pregnancy and gives birth then gives it to the other couple.
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Just War
A war that the Christian Churches defines as acceptable. This must fit a certain criteria.
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Pacifism
The belief that it is unacceptable to partake in war or any other forms of violence.
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Terrorism
Groups that use violence rather than democratic processes to bring about political change.
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Capital Punishment
Another name for the death penalty
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Lex Talonis
The principle of an eye for an eye.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
What is morally right and wrong applies to all circumstances at all times
Back
Absolute Morality
Card 3
Front
The ending of a life by a deliberate actions such as giving a patient a fatal injection
Back
Card 4
Front
Sex outside of marriage where at least one of the couple is already married to some one else
Back
Card 5
Front
To help or assist people in need usually by practical assistance and gifts
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