Medical ethics Flashcards
What is IVF cloning?
In Vitro Fertilisation – this refers to the medical act of taking a woman’s egg and man’s sperm combining them in a lab and then placing the fertilised egg back into the woman.
What are the two types of
Euthanasia?
Active – this is when someone physically takes an action to end a life such as a lethal injection.
Passive – this is when the person will die naturally anyway but is being kept alive by artificial means, then
what is keeping her alive is stopped (ie: turning off a life support machine).
What does the word abortion mean?
Abortion is the ending of a pregnancy through unnatural means before the birth of the baby. Abortion became legal in Britain after the Abortion act in 1967.
What does the Sanctity of life ?
You need to know the meaning of the term “Sanctity of Life”. This is the belief that life is holy or sacred, that it belongs to God and is a gift which should be protected. Christians apply
this idea to different moral issues.
Why do we test on animals not humans?
We test on animals and not on humans because the
Products may do harm to people. But most people are against testing on animals and have found other ways of testing without using people or animals.
What is cloning?
The act of making an exact genetic replica of a living being.
