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Flashcards by milliejohnson13, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by milliejohnson13
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| Question | Answer |
| What is the 'Sanctity Of Life'? | A Christian and Muslim belief that life is a gift from god. |
| What is the 'Quality Of Life'? | A measure of fulfilment. |
| What is conception? | The moment the sperm fertilises the egg. Catholics and Muslims believe this is when all life begins. |
| What is 'Quickening'? | The first detectable move of the foetus. |
| What is 'Ensoulment'? | At some point in the foetus life it receives it's soul. |
| What does it mean to be 'Infertile'? | Unable to have children. |
| What is fertility treatment? | Medical procedures to help infertile couples have children. |
| What is IVF and what does it stand for? | It stands for In Vetro Fertilisation and it's a scientific method of making a woman pregnant that does not involve sex. |
| What is a test tube baby? | A term used for a baby created outside of the woman's body. |
| What is 'AI' and what does it stand for? | It stands for Artificial Insemination and its when sperm is medically inserted into the woman's uterus. |
| What is 'AIH' and what does it stand for? | Artificial Insemination using the Husband's sperm. |
| What is 'AID' and what does it stand for? | Artificial Insemination using a Donor's sperm. |
| What is surrogacy? | A fertilised egg is inserted into another woman's womb. |
| What is transplant surgery? | When someone else's organs are put into a patient. |
| What is a blood transfusion? | When a patient is given extra blood as part of an operation. |
| What is 'Human Genetic Engineering'? | The modification of gene make up to change the features of a human. |
| What is 'Embryology'? | The study of human embryos. |
| What is an embryo? | A fertilised egg at about 12-14 days when implanted into the wall of the womb. |
| What is a 'Designer Baby'? | Babies with gender and characteristics chosen by their parents. Currently illegal in the UK but legal in America. |
| What are 'Stem Cells'? | A cell, most often taken from a 4-5 day embryo, whose role in the body has not yet been determined. |
| What is a saviour sibling? | A sibling that is genetically compatible for a sick child. |
| What is cloning? | A scientific way to make another copy of a plant or an animal using exactly the same gene make up. |
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