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12 Cards in this Set
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Abortion |
Ending a pregnancy before the baby is born |
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Assisted Suicide |
Helping someone to end his or her own life |
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Cloning |
Copying the exact DNA of a living creature to create new living cells |
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Double effect |
A Roman Catholic doctrine which says that it's wrong to kill deliberately but that sometimes death is a side effect of another acceptable practise |
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Euthanasia |
'Mercy-killing' to allow a gentle and easy death |
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Fertility treatment |
Medical treatment to help couples who want a baby but cannot concieve naturally |
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Involuntary euthanasia |
When the decision to have euthanasia is made on behalf of an individual by someone else |
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Miscarriage |
When a foetus is expelled from the womb before it is able to survive independently |
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Procured abortion (/termination) |
When a pregnancy is deliberately ended before the birth |
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Samaritans |
A non-religious organisation providing all year round support via helplines or online facilities |
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Suicide |
The deliberate ending of a persons own life |
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Voluntary euthanasia |
Providing euthanasia when an individual asks for it |
