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Sanctity of life
Y11 Keywords
Question | Answer |
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Sanctity of life | Life is sacred because it is God given |
Pro-Choice | Slogan used for the view that women should have the right to choose whether or not to have an abortion. |
Pro-Life | Slogan used for the view that supports the right to life of the foetus. |
Respect for life | Treating life as having value. |
Viable | The point at which a foetus could survive if it were to be born. |
Zygote | A newly fertilised egg. |
Abortion | The deliberate termination (ending) of a pregnancy, usually before the foetus is 24 weeks old. |
Embryo | Fertilised ovum at about 12- 14 days when implanted into the wall of the womb. |
Foetus | Fertilised ovum from 8 weeks |
Non voluntary euthanasia | When a patient's life is ended because it is felt that to keep them alive is to make them suffer, but the patient is incapable of giving consent to the decision (eg. he/she is in a coma) |
Passive euthanasia | Allowing a terminally or incurably ill person to die by withdrawing or withholding medical treatment that would only prolong their suffering and have no real benefit. |
Quality of life | A measure of fulfilment |
Self- determination | Refers to the right to make decisions for oneself in life. It is an argument used by those who agree with voluntary euthanasia. |
Active euthanasia | The ending of a life by a deliberate action such as by giving a patient a fatal injection. |
Voluntary euthanasia | When a terminally ill person asks a doctor or a friend to help them die peacefully and with dignity. It can be called a 'mercy killing' or 'assisted suicide'. |