Unit 2: The Use Of Medical Technology Flashcards
(42 cards)
What is the difference between AIH and AID?
AIH is when the husband’s sperm is used but AID uses a donor sperm to assist pregnancy.
What is artificial insemination?
Sperm medically inserted into the vagina to assist pregnancy
Why do some Christians say ‘all forms of artificial insemination are wrong’?
Why may some Christians say that ‘AIH is morally justified’?
Why might some Christians say ‘AID may be morally justified’?
What is the average cost and success rate of IVF?
Around £3,500 per course with a 22% success rate
Why are only two embryos placed inside the woman?
What is foetal reduction?
The killing of the weaker of multiple foetuses
Who is the surrogate (host) mother?
The one who has a baby for another woman
Who is the genetic mother?
The one whose egg is used
Who is the biological mother?
The one who carries the baby and gives birth to it
Who is the legal mother?
The one who gives birth to the child
Is there an example of surrogacy in the Bible? (Brief story of about 3 sentences)
Yes- Sarai, Abram’s wife was unable to bear children so she asked Abram to sleep with Hagar (Sarai’s slave) to have a child which would have been theirs.
3 moral problems of surrogacy
Christian arguments for surrogacy
Christian arguments against surrogacy
What is genetic engineering?
Modifying the genetic structure of living things.
Give some moral questions which Christians may ask about genetic engineering
Advantages of genetic engineering of animals and plants
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What is somatic cell therapy (gene therapy)?
A type of genetic engineering which is used to create new tissue cells to treat diseases
Christian arguments for somatic cell therapy
Arguments against somatic cell therapy
Tell me briefly about Rhys Evans
A little boy who did not respond to antibiotics because his immune system shut down.
He received somatic cell therapy in 2002 and it was successful.
What is a saviour sibling?
A sibling of a seriously sick child who is created for the saving of this child.
