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Flashcards by Becca Westwell, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Becca Westwell
over 9 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Abortion | Removing a foetus prematurely from the womb, before it is able to survive. |
| Infertility | An inability to conceive a child. |
| Artificial Insemination by the Husband (AIH) | Sperm from he husband is injected to the wife's womb. |
| Artificial Insemination by Donor (AID) | Sperm from a sperm bank is injected into a woman's womb. |
| In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) | Eggs are fertilised in a test tube and one or two are implanted into the woman's womb. |
| Egg Donation | Where an egg from a different woman is used. |
| Cloning | A possible future technique for creating children genetically identical to one parent. |
| Euthanasia | Killing someone painlessly to relieve suffering, especially from an incurable illness. It's often called mercy killing. |
| Voluntary Euthanasia | An ill person actively requests assistance to die, or refuses treatment which is keeping them alive. The person decides they want to die and seeks help to achieve this. |
| Non-voluntary Euthanasia | When the patient is unable to make such a request, and the decision is made by someone else - usually a doctor or family member. |
| Suicide | When someone takes their own life - usually because of depression or illness. |
| Attempted Suicide | Failed suicide. It used to be a crime in the UK but is now seen as a sign that someone needs help. |
| Assisted Suicide | When a doctor provides someone the means to end their own life, usually by prescribing a lethal dose of medication. |
| Double Effect | Giving a patient an excess amount of painkillers which can cease suffering but can also lead to eventual death. |
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