The sanctity of life (Edexcel A-Level Religious Studies): Quizzes
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What is the maximum prison sentence for assisted suicide under the Suicide Act (1961)?
What is the maximum prison sentence for assisted suicide under the Suicide Act (1961)?
14 years
What is the maximum penalty for euthanasia under English law?
What is the maximum penalty for euthanasia under English law?
Life imprisonment
How many cases were successfully prosecuted from the 167 referred to the CPS since April 2009?
How many cases were successfully prosecuted from the 167 referred to the CPS since April 2009?
3
What is passive euthanasia?
What is passive euthanasia?
Medical non-intervention resulting in death
Which biblical verse supports the 'imago dei' concept?
Which biblical verse supports the 'imago dei' concept?
Genesis 1:27
Which biblical quote states 'The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away'?
Which biblical quote states 'The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away'?
Job 1:21
In natural law, which is the lowest form of law?
In natural law, which is the lowest form of law?
Human Law
Who set up St Christopher's Hospice in 1967?
Who set up St Christopher's Hospice in 1967?
Dame Cicely Saunders
What type of love is Joseph Fletcher's situation ethics based on?
What type of love is Joseph Fletcher's situation ethics based on?
Agape love
According to Fletcher, what is 'the ruling norm of Christian decisions'?
According to Fletcher, what is 'the ruling norm of Christian decisions'?
Love: nothing else
Which working principle says persons, not laws, are at the centre of situation ethics?
Which working principle says persons, not laws, are at the centre of situation ethics?
Personalism
What did Peter Singer say about the sanctity of life principle?
What did Peter Singer say about the sanctity of life principle?
Time to abandon it as outdated/irrational
According to Hobbes, what is humans' primary aim?
According to Hobbes, what is humans' primary aim?
To survive