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advanced directive
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aka "living will" or "power of attorney"; document specifying treatment or a "surrogate" that can choose treatment on one's behalf
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antibiotics
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destroys or inhibits the growth of microorganism like bacteria; penicillin 1st antibio. and made from molds.
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artificial insemination
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aka AI; injecting sperm into the uterus (simplest from of reproductive technology)
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Baby Fae
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suffered from hypoplastic left-heart syndrome and given baboon heart; lasted 20 days (xenotransplant)
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beneficence
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doing good and promoting the good of others
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Louise Joy Brown
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1st person born through IVF (1978)
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Caesarian section
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aka C section; delivering baby though abdomen instead of vaginal delivery
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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CPR; open airway, mouth to mouth, cardiac compression
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Code of Federal Regulation for the Protection of Human Subjects
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aka CFR; mandates criteria for research or human subjects
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congenital anomalies
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babies born prematurely w/ brain-damge, low body weight, etc.
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consequentialism
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concentrates of outcome of dilemma instead of the means.
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cryopreservation
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preserving something by freezing it
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deontology
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focuses mainly on our action instead of the end.
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Deoxyribonucleic acid
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aka DNA; chemical found in each chromosome
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dialysis
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separating nitrogenous waste from bloodstream when the kidneys no longer function
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disproportionate
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favoring one side against the other
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ectopic pregnancy
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development of pregnancy in the fallopian tube. embryo must be removed
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Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Heath Care Services
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ERD; US Bishops' Conference composed this in 2001, offers info on almost aspects of health care
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eugenics
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"good genes"; 20th century eugenic movement in US and Nazi Germany, preference for the exceptional person in mind and body
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euthanasia
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"good death"; euphemism for killing someone who want to die.
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