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Medical ethics
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- 1What is assisted suicide?When someone helps someone else take their own life.
- 2What is euthanasia?When a doctor helps a patient die quicker than they would naturally.
- 3What is involuntary and voluntary euthanasia?> Involuntary euthanasia is when someone other than the ill person makes the decision.
> Voluntary euthanasia is when the ill person asks for euthanasia - 4Define suicide.When someone takes their life.
- 5Which of these are legal? >Euthanasia > Assisted suicide > SuicideBoth euthanasia and assisted suicide are illegal in the UK, though some countries - e.g. Switzerland - have made euthanasia legal.
Suicide however is legal and was legalised in the 1960s. - 6Define abortion.When someone choses to end or terminate a pregnancy.
- 7What are the legal sides to abortion?> Legalised in 1960s
> Only legal up to 24 weeks - 8When can an abortion take place?If two doctors agree that:
> The women's physical health is at risk
> The women's mental health is at risk
> The women's existing children are at risk
> The baby will be severely handicapped - 9Define fertility treatment.Medical treatment given to couples who can't conceive naturally.
- 10What are the different types of fertility treatments?> IVF
> AID
> AIP
> Surrogacy
> Sperm/egg donation - 11Give an example of cloning.Therapeutic cloning - taking stem cells for medical research
Reproductive cloning - making entire living organisms
Identical twins - 12What are the legalities of animal testing?> Cosmetic testing is illegal
> Medical testing is legal
>There are strict laws about hoe it must be carried out - 13Give some arguments for euthanasia and assisted suicide.> Many terminally ill patients are in great pain
> Nothing can be done to save them
> Not much different to suicide
> Let's them die in dignity - 14Give some arguments against euthanasia and assisted suicide.> Some patients might fear their doctors
> Doctors will become powerful people
> Medicine can control pain effectively
> Life is a gift from God
> It can't be reversed - 15Give an argument for abortion.> It's not worth being alive if you don't have a good quality of life
> Adoption is stressful. It's hard to give up a baby after 9 months
> If they weren't legal, women would get backstreet abortions
> It can't feel pain - 16Give an argument against abortion> It's murder
> Adoption is a better alternative
> It is easy to get an abortion - pregnancy isn't taken seriously enough - 17Give an argument for fertility treatment.> having children leads to happiness
> Infertility is a problem that we can solve
> It is the most loving thing to do - 18Give an argument against fertility treatment.> Babies should be created through sex
> It's unnatural
> IVF involves destroying embryos which is murder
> Egg and sperm donation brings in a 3rd person - 19Give an argument for cloning> Therapeutic cloning could provide medical solutions to genetic problems
> Animal cloning could provide additional food - 20Give an argument against cloning.> Reproductive cloning could lead problems to establishing the clone's identity.
> Reproductive cloning doesn't often succeed
> Therapeutic cloning involves destroying embryos - 21Give an argument for animal testing.> Many vaccines have been tested on animals
> The alternatives are insufficient on their own
> Medicines that haven't been tested on animals can lead to disastrous effects e.g. Thalidomide - 22Give an argument against animal testing.> Some medicines that were successfully tested on animals have harmed humans.
> It harms animals
> There are alternatives
> Many animals suffer or die as a result
> The animals are not always looked after properly - 23What is the sanctity of life?The idea that humans have all been specially made by God and therefore human life is very valuable.
- 24What are Christian beliefs about euthanasia?Most Christians are against it:
> Should not break the law
> The sanctity of life
> Jesus always tried to heal people
Some Christians think it is sometimes acceptable:
> "Love your neighbour" - 25What are Christian views on suicide?> Never the right option - The sanctity of life
> They understand people can feel very sad and hopeless
> Try to help people who want to commit suicide e.g. the Samaritans - 26What are Catholic views on abortion?> Completely against abortion
> Life begins at conception - murder
> The sanctity of life
> Spoils God's plans / plays God - 27What are protestant views on abortion?> Sometimes acceptable
> "the lesser of two evils"
> Might be the most loving thing to do
> God gave us a conscience. We must decide ourselves if it is right or wrong. - 28What are protestant views of fertility treatments?> Most loving thing to do
> "Go forth and multiply"
> Leads to great happiness - 29What are Catholic views on fertility treatments?> If a couple can't conceive, God must have another plan for them
> Only sex should be used
> IVF involves destroying embryos
> Using a donor is like adultery - 30What are Christian beliefs on cloning?> Plays God
> Only God should give life
> It's unnatural
> Therapeutic cloning involves destroying embryos - 31What are Christian beliefs on animal testing?> Humans are more important than animals - we have souls
> saves human lives
> "the lesser of two evils"
> It is wrong to cause suffering of anything created by God
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