keywords meanings Flashcards
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prochoice
advocating the legal right of a woman to choose whether or not she will have an abortion.
Prolife
an outline of something
Conception
the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation
Viable
capable of working successfully
quality of life
the standard of health, comfort, and happiness experienced by an individual or group.
sanctity of life
the extent to which human life is considered precious
IVF
a medical procedure whereby an egg is fertilized by sperm in a test tube or elsewhere outside the body.
surrogacy
the action or state of being a surrogate.
abortion
the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy.
empirical
based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.
saviour sibling
a child conceived through selective in vitro fertilization as a potential source of donor organs or cells for an existing brother or sister with a life-threatening medical condition.
Atheist
a person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods.
Agnostic
a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God.
Theist
a person who believes in the existence of a god or gods, specifically of a creator who intervenes in the universe.
humanist
the building of a more humane, just, compassionate, and democratic society using a pragmatic ethics based on human reason, experience, and reliable knowledge
Evidence
a sign which shows that something exists or is true
Ordnung
order in German
Joseph Smith
religious leader who founded the Mormon Church in 1830
L.Ron Hubbard
American author and the founder of the Church of Scientology.
