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Medical Ethics |
Issues of right and wrong arising in the field of Health Care |
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Abortion |
An artificially induced miscarriage, the ending of a pregnancy before the due date |
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Miscarriage |
The natural termination of a pregnancy before its due date; the baby doesn't survive |
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Fertility |
The ability of an individual to conceive a child naturally |
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Fertility Treatment |
Medical treatments used to help couples that are unable to conceive naturally |
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Euthanasia |
Literally 'good death'; also know as mercy killing or assisted suicide |
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Passive euthanasia |
Allowing nature to take its course,withdrawal of treatment,even if that results in the patients death |
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Suicide |
Deliberately taking your own life |
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Hospice |
A hospital for the care of terminally ill patients |
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Terminal Illness |
An illness that will inevitably results in the death of the patient |
