Matters Of Life And Death Flashcards

(12 cards)

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Assisted suicide

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Providing a seriously ill person with the means to commit suicide

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Abortion

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The removal of a foetus from the womb before it can survive

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Euthanasia

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The painless killing of someone dying from a painful disease

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Immortality of the soul

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The idea that the soul lives on after the death of the body

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Near-death experience

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When someone is about to die and has an out of body experience

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Paranormal

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Unexplained things which are thought to have spiritual cause e.g. Ghosts and Mediums

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Non-voluntary euthanasia

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Ending someone’s life painlessly when they are unable to ask, but you have good reason for thinking that they would want you to do so

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Quality of life

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The idea that life mist have some benefits for it to be worth living

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Reincarnation

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The belief that, after death, souls are reborn in a new body

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Resurrection

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The belief that, after death, the body stays in the grave until the end of the world when it is raised

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Sanctity of life

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The belief that life is holy and belongs to God

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Voluntary euthanasia

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Ending life painlessly when someone is in great pain asks for death

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