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17 Cards in this Set
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Procuring the expulsion or destruction of a child at any time after conception and prior to birth
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Abortion
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Any action or omission of an action that assists another person in bringing about his or her own death
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Assisted Suicide
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The belief that one is entirely independent and is responsible only to himself for his actions and the direction of his life
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Autonomy
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The science that studies the morality of the problems related to life, from conception until death
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Bioethics
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The technique of producing a genetically identical duplicate of an organism
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Cloning
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An action or omission of an action that, by itself or by intention, causes a person's death in order to eliminate suffering
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Euthenasia
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The application of biological laws of heredity with the goal of perfecting the man species
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Eugenics
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Exclusion of a baptized person from participation in the ritual and sacreamental life of the church
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Escommunication
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Treatments that exceed the common degree of medical treatment. Extraordinary means are never required to prolong ones life
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Extraordinary means
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The belief that one is entirely dependent on others for happiness and meaning in his life
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Heteronomy
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The principle that war may be legitimately waged, under certain specific conditions,vfor the protection of a nations rights
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Just war
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The intentional killing of an innocent person
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Murder
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The disfigured of the human body
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Mutilation
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An attitude or behavior that leads another to do evil
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Scandal
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The destruction of human procreative powers
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Sterilization
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To voluntary take ones life
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Suicide
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The belief that one depends upon God for the meaning, direction, and purpose of his life
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Theonomy
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