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Medical Ethics (Key Words (Euthanasia = a gentle and easy death in which…
Medical Ethics
Key Words
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Sanctity of life = life is special, Holy, precious, sacred etc., it's a gift so don't harm it or throw it away
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IVF = In-Vitro Fertilisation (when sperm and egg are put together in a tube until an embryo is formed which is then transferred into a woman's womb)
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Surrogacy = The egg fertilised through IVF can't be implanted into the womb of the natural mother, so another woman's womb is used
Fertility treatment = The application of any various methods or procedures to a woman or man to increase the woman's chances of conceiving a baby
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Euthanasia = a gentle and easy death in which someone helps another person to die as they aren't able to end their own life
Voluntary Euthanasia = someone volunteers, they wish to be killed/aided in death
Involuntary Euthanasia = when others decide what would be best as those who might originally make a decision could be unable to do it
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Passive Euthanasia = when a decision is made to stop further treatment, even though death will be the result
If it's their affirmative and strong choice then it's fine to help then die if they're on pain however it's NOT KILLING OR HELPING SOMEONE TO COMMIT SUICIDE
Roman Catholics disagree as they feel Euthanasia is murder, unless the Doctrine of Double Effect is applied
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Soul = the spiritual, non-physical part of a human being that's eternal
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Abortion
Abortion is the termination of a life/foetus through medical methods/ the termination of a pregnancy by medical intervention
What alternative?
Adoption is a popular alternative to abortion as the child lives and the mother is given a longer time to think of raising it
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Bible Quotes
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"Even if a mother should forget her child, I will never forget you. I have inscribed your name on the palms of my hands" - Isaiah 49
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"You created every part of me; you put me together in my mother's womb...when I was growing there in secret, you knew that I was there. You saw me before I was born" - Psalm 139
Different views
The Church of England
If the mother's life is at risk or child in danger of being born severely disabled or if the mother was raped and had no choice in the matter, then abortion is allowed
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If it is simply because the woman doesn't want the baby then they would strongly recommend against it
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Animal Testing
God said in Genesis: "I will make humans to have dominion over the fish in the sea, the birds of he air, the cattle, and all the wild animals on the Earth. Humans will spread over the Earth and subdue it."
Christians have a very split viewpoint on animal testing because the Genesis extract (above) can be interpreted in many different ways.
If humans should preserve human life, then surely animal testing for medical research is acceptable?
Cloning
Bible Quotes
For
"For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand" - Ephesians 2:10
Against
Above could also be used as against in a different way, one is that there would be more of God's workmanship (positive) but the other is that it's the replica of life that God did not plan for (against)