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religious studies religion and medical ethics vocab
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- 1abortiondeliberate termination of pregnancy by removal and destruction of the foetus
- 2clonean individual organism or call produced asexually from one ancestor to which they are genetically identical
- 3embryoa foetus before it is 4 months old
- 4euthanasiawhen someone is helped to die without pain before they would have died naturally
- 5fertility treatmentmedical treatment to help a woman become pregnant
- 6genetic engineeringthe deliberate modification of the characteristics of an organism by manipulating its genetic material
- 7medical ethicsquestions of morality raised by medical situations
- 8sacred/sanctityholly, having something of god or the divine
- 9sanctity of lifethe belief that all life is given by god and is therefore sacred
- 10suicidedeliberately ending one's own life
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