Zusammenfassung der Ressource
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Make this paragraph read correctly:
Abortion is the [blank_start]deliberate[blank_end] ending of a pregnancy. Both [blank_start]Catholic[blank_end] and fundamental Christians take an [blank_start]absolute[blank_end] stance against abortion because they believe that life begins at the moment of [blank_start]conception[blank_end]. Liberal Christians take a [blank_start]relative[blank_end] stance against abortion because the circumstances may mean that abortion would be the [blank_start]'lesser[blank_end] of 2 evils.'
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deliberate
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absolute
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conception
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relative
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'lesser
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Catholic
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The number of weeks an abortion can take place was reduced from 28 to 24 weeks in the 1990 abortion act
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Choose all the statements which would be used by Catholic Christians and fundamental Christians who take a pro-life stance (against abortion)
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Do not kill (exodus)
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The foetus does not have conscious awareness and therefore lacks personhood
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In the case of rape then the woman has every right to terminate the pregnancy
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The Prophet Jeremiah states 'Before I formed you in the womb I knew you.' meaning God intended for the person to exist.
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Mother Teresa states 'it is poverty that someone should die so that you should live as you wish.'
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Choose which statements correctly identify the position of Peter Singer
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A theist who believes that human beings are special because they are made 'Imago Dei'
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A humanist who believes that humans can be preferentially biased towards our own species
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Argues that all human life is above animal life because humans have the ability to reason
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Makes a distinction between belonging to the human species and having personhood
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Believes that a foetus lacks personhood
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Is fundamentally opposed to abortion
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Has no objection to abortion
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Make the following paragraph make sense:
The doctrine of [blank_start]double[blank_end] effect is a teaching from the Catholic Church which considers the [blank_start]intention[blank_end] of an act over an [blank_start]outcome[blank_end]. Catholics apply the doctrine of double effect to the issue of abortion. This means that in a situation where the mothers [blank_start]life[blank_end] was at threat and some medical [blank_start]intervention[blank_end] was needed to [blank_start]save[blank_end] the mothers life then even if that intervention resulted in the [blank_start]loss[blank_end] of the foetus it is still morally right to save the mother.
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double
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intention
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outcome
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life
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intervention
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save
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loss
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Which statement correctly identifies Catherine of Siena's teaching about 'Imago Dei'
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Being made Imago Dei means we are perfect and without sin
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God made use 'Imago dei' out of his great love for us and not because we deserve it.
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God made humans in his image to keep him company