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Early life
Key terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sanctity of life | The idea that life is sacred and is a gift from God. Therefore, only God can give, and take away life |
| Quality of life | The well-being of societies and individuals in terms of health care quality and politics |
| Contraception | Birth control by using certain actions, devices or medication to prevent conception |
| Conception | The point at which an ovum in a woman is fertalized by a sperm cell from a man and a baby is destined to develop in the womb as a result |
| Abortion | Artificially ending a pregnancy by removing the foetus from the womb |
| Miscarriage | A natural abortion |
| Quickening | When the foetus begins to move (physically) in the womb of its mother |
| Ensoulment | When a foetus recieves its soul |