Issues of Human Life and Death (AQA A-Level Religious Studies): Quizzes
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What are embryonic stem cells?
What are embryonic stem cells?
Cells from which all 200+ tissue types originate
Up to what day does UK law permit experimentation on human embryos?
Up to what day does UK law permit experimentation on human embryos?
The fourteenth day
Why does natural moral law reject embryo research and cloning?
Why does natural moral law reject embryo research and cloning?
They abandon normal procreation & fail worship
According to Fletcher's situation ethics, who should love be directed towards in embryo research?
According to Fletcher's situation ethics, who should love be directed towards in embryo research?
Actual persons who benefit, not potential ones
When did Aquinas believe a human person with a rational soul is present?
When did Aquinas believe a human person with a rational soul is present?
Around 60-80 days after conception
When does the Catholic Church allow abortion under the principle of double effect?
When does the Catholic Church allow abortion under the principle of double effect?
Removing a cancerous uterus that saves life
According to Hursthouse's virtue ethics, when might abortion be justified?
According to Hursthouse's virtue ethics, when might abortion be justified?
For weighty reasons, not trivial ones
What is the legal status of voluntary euthanasia and assisted suicide in the UK?
What is the legal status of voluntary euthanasia and assisted suicide in the UK?
Both are illegal
According to Aquinas, what is the ultimate and most fearsome evil of this life?
According to Aquinas, what is the ultimate and most fearsome evil of this life?
Death itself
According to Aquinas, who alone can lawfully execute capital punishment?
According to Aquinas, who alone can lawfully execute capital punishment?
Those appointed by the state with public authority