RS Definitions

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Human Sexuality
How people express themselves as sexual beings
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Heterosexual
A couple of the opposite sex to one another
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Homosexual
A couple of the same sex to one another
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Sex outside marriage
Voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and someone who is not their spouse
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Adultery
Sex between two people where one or both of them is married to someone else
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Sex before marriage
Sex between to single unmarried people
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Family Planning
Controlling how many children couples have and when they have them
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Contraception
The methods used to prevent a pregnancy from taking place
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The Pill
Contains a hormone that stops women from producing an egg
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Condom
Stops the sperm meeting an egg
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Coil/Morning after pill
Stops a fertilised egg from implanting in the womb-some people consider these a form of abortion
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Sterilisation
A surgical operation which is a permanent way of preventing pregnancy
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Rhythm method
Recording the length of a woman's menstrual cycle to determine when to avoid having sex
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Coitus interruptus (withdrawal method)
Removing the penis from the vagina before *********** occurs
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Marriage
A legal union between a man and a woman (or two people of the same sex) as partners in a relationship
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Civil Partnership
Legal union between a couple of the same sex
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Cohabitation
A couple who live together, having a sexual relationship without being married
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Same-sex marriage
Marriage between partners of the same sex
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Divorce
Legal ending of a marriage
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Re-marriage
When someone marries again while their former spouse is still alive
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Annulment
A Catholic Church ruling that a marriage was never valid
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Procreation
Bringing babies into the world, producing offspring
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Stability
Safety and security, a stable society is one in which people's rights are protected and they can live peaceful, productive lives without rapid change
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Protection of children
Keeping children safe from harm
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Educating children in a faith
Bringing up children according to religious beliefs
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Card 2

Front

A couple of the opposite sex to one another

Back

Heterosexual

Card 3

Front

A couple of the same sex to one another

Back

Preview of the back of card 3

Card 4

Front

Voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and someone who is not their spouse

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

Sex between two people where one or both of them is married to someone else

Back

Preview of the back of card 5
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