key words matter of life and death Flashcards
sanctity of life
-the belief that life is holy and comes from God
Abortion
-the removal of a foetus from the womb before it can survive
Quality of life
-the idea that life must feel like its worth living
Euthanasia
-ending life painlessly when in great pain and requests death
voluntary euthanasia
-ending life painlessly when in great pain and requests death
non voluntary euthanasia
-endings someones life painlessly in their best interest when they are incapable of requesting death themselves for example with drawing life support
assisted suicide
-helping a seriously ill person to commit suicide
near death experience
-when someone about to die has an out of body experience
paranormal
-unexplained things which are thought to have spiritual causes e.g. ghosts
reincarnation
-when souls after death are reborn in a new body
resurrection
-when after death, the body stays in the grave until the end of the world when it is raised
immortality of the soul
-the idea that souls live on after death