Medical Eithcs Flashcards
(21 cards)
What is meant by cloning ?
Making an extract copy of a living creature
What does euthanasia mean ?
Easy death- helping someone to die
State one way animals are used for medical research ?
Test life saving drugs on them
What is meant by the term abortion ?
The deliberate removal of the foetus from the uterus
Give the word which means ‘making an exact copy of a living creature’
Cloning
What is meant by the term suicide ?
When you take your own life
What word means ‘easy death’?
Suicide
What is the purpose of fertility treatment ?
To create a child for people who cannot have them naturally
What is meant by the ‘sanctity of life’?
The belief that there is something special or holy about life
What is meant by ectopic pregnancy ?
When the foetus starts to grow in a Fallopian tube rather than the womb
What is meant by the term miscarriage ?
When a baby is aborted through natural causes
What is meant by ‘AID’?
Artificial insemination by donor
What is meant by ‘AIH’?
Artificial insemination by husband
What is meant by ‘IVF’ ?
In vitro fertilisation - when a sperm and egg are put together in a tube until an embryo is formed and put into the women’s uterus
What is ‘therapeutic cloning’?
A medical procedure where single cells are taken from a person or embryo and reprogrammed to create stem cells which can be used in medical treatment
What are stem cells ?
Single cells which have potential to be reprogrammed to develop into any type of cell in the body
What is reproductive cloning ?
Cloning which creates an offspring
What is assisted suicide ?
When a person is given help to end their own life
What is voluntary euthanasia ?
When a person chooses to have someone end their life
What is involuntary euthanasia ?
When the decision to end someone’s life is made for them
What is meant by the ‘doctrine of the double effect’?
If you do something good that has a bad side effect then it is the right thing to do as long as the bad side effect was not intended
