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Abortion
the removal of a foetus from the womb before it can survive
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Assisted suicide
providing a seriously ill person with the means to commit suicide
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Euthanasia
providing a seriously ill person with the means to commit suicide
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Immortality of the soul
the idea that the soul lives on after the death of the body
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Near-death experience
the experience of being close to death but surviving, when someone has an out of body experience.
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Non-voluntary euthanasia
ending someone’s life painlessly when they are unable to ask, but you have good reason for thinking they would want you to do so.
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Paranormal
unexplained things which are thought to have spiritual causes e.g. ghosts, mediums
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Quality of life
the idea that life must have some benefits for it to be worth living.
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Reincarnation
the belief that, after death, souls are reborn in a new body.
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Resurrection
the belief that, after death, the body stays in the grave until the end of the world when it is raised
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Sanctity of life
the belief that life is holy and belongs to God.
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Voluntary euthanasia
ending life painlessly when someone in great pain asks for death.
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providing a seriously ill person with the means to commit suicide

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Assisted suicide

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providing a seriously ill person with the means to commit suicide

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the idea that the soul lives on after the death of the body

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the experience of being close to death but surviving, when someone has an out of body experience.

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