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45 Cards in this Set
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[Define the term:] Sanctity of life |
[Give the term that means:] The belief that life is God-given and thereby sacred. It should not be taken away deliberately. |
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[Define the term:] Soul |
[Give the word that means:] A non-physical part of a human that many believe helps guide moral decisions. In Christianity, this is seen as God-given and usually eternal. |
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[Define the term:] Foetus |
[Give the word that means:] An unborn child in the womb, the term usually being used during its early development. |
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[Define the term:] Ethics |
[Give the word that means:] The theory of how to behave morally. |
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[Define the term:] Morality |
[Give the word that means:] The determination of which actions are 'right' and which actions are 'wrong'. The application of certain ethics. |
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[Define the term:] Conception |
[Give the word that means:] The point at which an egg cell is fertilised by a sperm cell (creation of a zygote). |
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[Define the term:] Viable |
[Give the word that means:] As having a good chance of survival (outside of the uterus.) |
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[Define the term:] Medical Abortion |
[Give the term that means:] The termination of a pregnancy due to medicine that encourages a heavy period reportedly similar to a miscarriage. |
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[Define the term:] Ensoulment |
[Give the word that means:] The point at which (a human) obtains a soul. |
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[Define the term:] Principle of Double Effect |
[Give the term that means:] Where abortion may be permitted if treatment administered is not intended to kill the foetus, but may do in order to save the mother's life. |
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[Define the term:] Surrogacy |
[Give the word that means:] The act of a woman carrying another's baby to term. |
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[Define the term:] Gift |
[Give the word that means:] Something that is given without something offered in return. |
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[Define the term:] Right |
[Give the word that means:] A moral or legal entitlement to something. |
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[Define the term:] Infertile |
[Give the word that means:] Unable to have children by natural means. |
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[Define the term:] Hospice |
[Give the word that means:] A place for terminally ill people to have a dignified death. |
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[Define the term:] Living will |
[Give the term that means:] A statement or document expressing wishes of how people are to act if the writer of the will should be in a position where they are no longer able to communicate . |
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[Define the term:] Suicide |
[Give the word that means:] The ending of one's own life. |
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[Define the term:] Authority |
[Give the word that means:] A trustworthy source that has the right to influence moral decisions and actions. |
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[Define the term:] Judgement |
[Give the word that means:] A conclusion on someone's destination, punishment or reward (in Christianity, God acts as Judge). |
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[Define the term:] Condemnation |
[Give the word that means:] An expression of strong disapproval, or the act of sentencing one to a punishment. |
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[Define the term:] Oppression |
[Give the word that means:] Prolonged unjust treatment, usually to a specific group/s. |
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[Define the term:] Repentance |
[Give the word that means:] The act of repenting, or being genuinely sorry for, one's sins. |
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[Define the term:] Reformation |
[Give the word that means:] The improvement of previously damaging behaviour. |
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[Define the term:] Deterrence |
[Give the word that means:] Encouragement to others not to behave in a certain way or do certain actions. |
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[Define the term:] Retribution |
[Give the word that means:] Revenge for wrongdoing. |
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[Define the term:] Restorative justice |
[Give the term that means:] A system of justice focussing on rehabilitating offenders through discussions with victims and the family of victims. |
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[Define the term:] Social injustice |
[Give the term that means:] Wrongdoing or poor treatment of certain groups within a society. |
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[Define the term:] Sacrament |
[Give the word that means:] An outward sign of an inward grace. |
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[Define the term:] Grace |
[Give the word that means:] An undeserved gift from God. |
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[Define the term:] Civil partnership |
[Give the term that means:] Legal union of two people of the same sex, passed as an act in 2004. |
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[Define the term:] Chastity |
[Give the word that means:] The state of having refrained from sex |
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[Define the term:] Celibacy |
[Give the word that means:] The act of choosing not to have sex |
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[Define the term:] Abstinence |
[Give the word that means:] Restraint from having sex. |
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[Define the term:] Promiscuity |
[Give the word that means:] As having frequent or casual sex. |
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[Define the term:] Fidelity |
[Give the word that means:] Loyalty in a marriage or partnership; a distinct lack of engagement in adultery or extramarital affairs. |
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[Define the term:] Monogamy |
[Give the word that means:] Having a relationship (or marriage) with a singular person |
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[Define the term:] Media |
[Give the word that means:] A form of mass communication. |
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[Define the term:] Broadcasting |
[Give the word that means:] Media in the form of television or radio. |
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[Define the term:] |
[Give the word that means:] Media in the written form, e.g. newspapers and comic books. |
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[Define the term:] Xenophobia |
[Give the word that means:] A fear of or hatred towards foreigners. |
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[Define the term:] Bias |
[Give the word that means:] Favour towards one perspective on a matter, usually exhibited in the form of censorship of another perspective or language choice towards either side. |
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[Define the term:] Freedom of speech |
[Give the term that means:] The ability to express one's opinions without fear of prosecution. |
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[Define the term:] Censorship |
[Give the word that means:] The active removal, restriction or suppression of certain ideas, usually to avoid offence, age-inappropriate content, or the incitement of hatred. |
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[Define the term:] Religious censorship |
[Give the term that means:]
Censorship, i.e. removal or suppression, of religious content in the media. |
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[Define the term:] Blasphemy |
[Give the word that means:] Offending God. |
