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- 1What is the 'Sanctity Of Life'?A Christian and Muslim belief that life is a gift from god.
- 2What is the 'Quality Of Life'?A measure of fulfilment.
- 3What is conception?The moment the sperm fertilises the egg. Catholics and Muslims believe this is when all life begins.
- 4What is 'Quickening'?The first detectable move of the foetus.
- 5What is 'Ensoulment'?At some point in the foetus life it receives it's soul.
- 6What does it mean to be 'Infertile'?Unable to have children.
- 7What is fertility treatment?Medical procedures to help infertile couples have children.
- 8What 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.
- 9What is a test tube baby?A term used for a baby created outside of the woman's body.
- 10What 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.
- 11What is 'AIH' and what does it stand for?Artificial Insemination using the Husband's sperm.
- 12What is 'AID' and what does it stand for?Artificial Insemination using a Donor's sperm.
- 13What is surrogacy?A fertilised egg is inserted into another woman's womb.
- 14What is transplant surgery?When someone else's organs are put into a patient.
- 15What is a blood transfusion?When a patient is given extra blood as part of an operation.
- 16What is 'Human Genetic Engineering'?The modification of gene make up to change the features of a human.
- 17What is 'Embryology'?The study of human embryos.
- 18What is an embryo?A fertilised egg at about 12-14 days when implanted into the wall of the womb.
- 19What is a 'Designer Baby'?Babies with gender and characteristics chosen by their parents. Currently illegal in the UK but legal in America.
- 20What are 'Stem Cells'?A cell, most often taken from a 4-5 day embryo, whose role in the body has not yet been determined.
- 21What is a saviour sibling?A sibling that is genetically compatible for a sick child.
- 22What 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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- Religious Studies (Matters Of Life) Flashcards on Key Words., created by milliejohnson13 on 05/12/2014.
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