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'Matters of Life' keywords
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- 1Fertility TreatmentMedical help that allows people to have children
- 2IVFIn Vitro Fertilisation, or 'test tube babies'
- 3AIArtificial Insemination (by Husband or by Donor)
- 4SurrogacyAnother woman implanted with the couple's embryo to give birth to it, then it is handed back to genetic parents.
- 5EmbryologyThe study of (human) embryos
- 6Human Genetic EngineeringModification of gene make-up to change the features of a human
- 7EmbryoFertilised ovum at about 12-14 days old
- 8Designer BabiesBabies with gender and characteristics chosen by their parents (currently illegal)
- 9Quality of LifePlaces value of someone's life based on the kind of life they have
- 10Sanctity of LifeAll life is sacred because it is God-given and it should not be destroyed
- 11Savior SiblingA brother or sister born to transplant stem cells etc. into the original child, which generally has a genetic condition or fault
- 12CloningCreating an exact genetic copy of another being's DNA and creating a genetically identical being
- 13Therapeutic CloningCloning to produce embryos to gain stem cells and to research into them
- 14Reproductive CloningCreating an identical copy of the organism as a method of reproduction, eg. Dolly the sheep
- 15Human-animal hybrid embryoAn embryo made from human DNA and an animal egg for purposes of experimentation
- 16Human experimentationTesting products, usually medicines, on paid human volunteers
- 17Transplant surgerySomeone else's healthy organs are put into a patient whose organ is failing
- 18Blood TransfusionTake blood from one (healthy) person and put it into another who needs it
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- Keywords and definitions from matters of life topic, exam board AQA
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