Issues of Human Life and Death (AQA A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Embryo definition
Embryo definition
Earliest stage of human development up to 3rd month of pregnancy
UK law: embryo experimentation limit
UK law: embryo experimentation limit
14 days - when individual personhood begins
PGD (Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis)
PGD (Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis)
Genetic selection of embryos created through IVF
Fletcher: actual vs potential persons (embryo research)
Fletcher: actual vs potential persons (embryo research)
Good for actual persons > good for potential persons
Aquinas: when does rational soul appear?
Aquinas: when does rational soul appear?
60-80 days after conception
Double effect abortion example (allowed)
Double effect abortion example (allowed)
Hysterectomy for cancer; foetus death unintended side-effect
Voluntary euthanasia definition
Voluntary euthanasia definition
Mentally stable person requests own death; deliberate end of life
Aquinas: most fearsome evil in life
Aquinas: most fearsome evil in life
Death itself (not pain or disability)
Aquinas: capital punishment legitimacy
Aquinas: capital punishment legitimacy
Lawful for welfare of community; only by state authority
Virtue ethics: key virtue for medical ethics
Virtue ethics: key virtue for medical ethics
Compassion (focuses on wellbeing destroyed by disease)