Religion and Medical Ethics

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  • Created on: 05-01-13 22:08
Abortion
deliberate termination of pregnancy by removal and destruction of the foetus.
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Clone
an individual organism or cell produced asexually from one ancestor to which they are genetically identical.
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Embryo
a foetus before it is four months old.
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Euthanasia
when someone is helped to die without pain before they would have died naturally.
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Fertility Treatment
medical treatment to help a woman become pregnant.
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Genetic Engineering
the deliberate modification of the characteristics of an organism by manipulating its genetic material.
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Medical Ethics
questions of morality that are raised by medical situations.
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Sacred/Sanctity
-holy, having something of God or the divine.
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Sanctity of Life
the belief that all life is given by God and therefore sacred.
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Suicide
deliberately ending one's own life.
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an individual organism or cell produced asexually from one ancestor to which they are genetically identical.

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Clone

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a foetus before it is four months old.

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Card 4

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when someone is helped to die without pain before they would have died naturally.

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Card 5

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medical treatment to help a woman become pregnant.

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