Religion and Medical Ethics 0.0 / 5 ? Religious StudiesChristianityLife and deathAbortionMoralityMarriage and RelationshipsGCSEOCR Created by: jjrichards_68Created on: 14-05-16 15:12 Conception When the sperm meets the egg, causing fetilisation 1 of 14 Viable/Viability When a foetus can survive outside the womb without medical support 2 of 14 Abortion Deliberate termination of a pregnancy by removal and destruction of the foetus 3 of 14 Clone An individual organism or cell produced asexually from one ancestor to which they are genetically identical 4 of 14 Embryo A foetus before it is 4 months old (still in the womb) 5 of 14 Euthanasia When someone is helped to die without pain before they would have died naturally 6 of 14 Fertility treatment Medical treatment to help a woman become pregnant 7 of 14 AID Artificial insemination by donor (not one of the couple trying to conceive) 8 of 14 AIH Artificial insemination by husband (the sperm comes from the husband) 9 of 14 Genetic engineering The deliberate modification of the characteristics of an organism by manipulating its genetic material 10 of 14 Medical Ethics questions of morality that are raised by medical situations, 11 of 14 Sacred/ Sanctity Holy, having something of God or the divine 12 of 14 Sanctity of life The belief that all life is given by God and is therefore sacred. 13 of 14 Suicide Deliberately ending one's own life. 14 of 14
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