Religious Studies-Abortion Key Terms

Key Terms that will be useful to learn and will help with understanding the topic of abortion

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  • Created by: Chay_Kay
  • Created on: 04-04-13 16:14
Doctrine Of Double Effect
Accepts that abortion may occur as a result of a different medical procedure. For example, if a pregnant woman had a cancer that required the removal of her womb, the operation to save her life would mean the loss of her unborn child.
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Personhood
Factors that constitute what is classified as a person.
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Pro life
Argue that the foetus is a human life from the moment of conception because it contains the total blue print for a person.
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Pro Choice
Say that a foetus is only a potential human and having potential is not a valid argument. The mother is an actual person so her rights must come before the foetus'.
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Viability
The point at which a foetus might be able to exist outside of the womb. With or without medical support.
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Gestation
The process of the development of the foetus which takes place throughout a womans preganancy, from implantation of the fertilised egg to birth.
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Sactity of Life
Life is 'god-given', sacred and worthy of the highest respect.
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Personhood

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Factors that constitute what is classified as a person.

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Pro life

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Pro Choice

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Viability

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