The use of medical technology

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GCSE R.S Flashcards on The use of medical technology, created by eldea010.306 on 13/05/2013.
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SAVIOUR SIBLINGS= a child conceived by IVF with preimplantation genetic diagnosis to save the life of an incurably ill sibling through the use of cord blood FOR-parents have more than one child for lots of reasons, no different from other kinds of organ donation.// AGAINST- other embryos are discarded, saviour siblings may be emotionally damaged
DESIGNER BABIES=babies with gender and characteristics chosen by their parents, currently illegal "God blessed them and said,"Be fruitful and increase in number"(Genesis 1:28)
REPRODUCTIVE CLONING=the use of cloning techniques to produce a baby THERAPUTIC CLONING/STEM CELL CLONING= cloning techniques used to treat certain diseases and conditions "sO gOD CREATED MAN IN HIS OWN IMAGE, IN THE IMAGE OF gOD
CLONING(GENETIC ENGINEERING)=the scientific method by which animals or plants can be created which have exactly the same getentic make-up as the original, because the DNA of the original is used. "The Church of England encourages its members to think through issues themselves in the light of the Christian faith."(Church of England)// "Embryos are human beings, because human life begins with the fusion of a sperm cell and an egg"(Catechism 2275)//
SURROGACY=a form of fertility treatment in which a woman's egg is fertilised artificially by another woman's partner or an embryo from another couple is created through IVF and then implanted into the "host" woman. The woman carries the baby throughout pregnancy and gives it to the couple after birth Abraham, Ishmael and Sarah - (Genesis 16:1-66) Women offering themselves as surrogate mothers could argue that they are doing so just as Hagar agreed to carry Abraham's son
IN VITRO FERTILISATION=a scientific method of making a woman pregnant, which does not involve sex. Conception occurs via sperm and egg being placed into a test tube. "Everything is permissible - but not everything is beneficial. Everything is permissible - but not everything is constructive." (1 Corinthians 10:23)
ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION=sperm medically inserted into the vagina to assist pregnancy// ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION BY HUSBAND=when a woman is made pregnant by the sperm of her husband, but not through having sexual relations with him// ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION BY DONOR=when a woman is made pregnant by the sperm of a man other than her partner, but not through sex "Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him.Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth.Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them.They will not be put to shame when they contend with their opponents in court."(Psalms 127:3-5)// “Be fruitful and increase in number" (Genesis 1:28)// "Artificial Insemination is gravely immoral..infringes the child's right to be born of a father and mother known to him and bound to each other by marriage..and it dissociates the sexual act from the procreative act"(Catechism 2376)
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