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| Question | Answer |
| Genetic Engineering | When the characteristics of an organism are changed by manipulating its genetic material. |
| Embryo Testing | When embryos are tested for genetic factors such as genetic diseases. |
| Cloning | Producing genetically identical copies of an organism. |
| Fertility Treatment | A form of medical assistance given to a couple who are unable to procreate/ have children. |
| Euthanasia | A "gentle" or "easy" death. |
| Suicide | When a person ends their own life- sometimes called "self- murder" |
| Animal Testing | Using animals to develop new drugs to cure human diseases, or using animals to test drugs on. |
| Abortion | The deliberate termination of a pregnancy through the removal and destruction of the foetus. |
| Medical Ethics | A system of moral principles that apply values and judgments to the practice of medicine. |
| Embryo Research | Using embryos for scientific research so that they can be used to treat medical conditions. |
| A clone | An individual organism which is producing asexually from one another to which they are genetically identical. |
| Stem cell research | An example of therapeutic cloning. |
| Reproductive Cloning | When an cloned embryo is re-implanted into a woman and allowed to grow into a baby. Human reproduce cloning is not allowed in the UK. |
| Pacifism | The views that violence is always wrong |
| Just war theory | Begins with Aquinas and Augustine. It specifies the conditions for judging if it is just to go to war. |
| Justice | Fair treatment |
| Social justice | A system is which all people are treated equally |
| Capital Punishment | The death penalty |
| Social injustice | A system where people are not treated equally or fairly |
| Sexism | Treating someone differently because of their gender |
| Examples of sexism | Refusing someone a job because of their gender Believing someone is less intelligent because of their gender |
| Reconciliation | Restoring friendly relationships |
| Why equality is important | Religion teaches that al, people are of equal worth God demands justice and fairness |
| Criminal | Someone who has committed a crime |
| How Christians may work for social justice | Giving to charities Petitions |
| Reform | Making someone into a better person |
| Retribution | Paying someone back for what they have done |
| Deterrrence | Making sure the crime is not repeated by someone else |
| Deterrence | Making sure the crime is not repeated by others |
| Protection | Making sure society is kept safe from the criminal |
| Restoration | Allowing someone to put right the harm that they have caused |
| How Christians may put concept of justice into practice | They may try to live fairly, e,g by the ten commandments Campaign against social injustice by demonstrating Help victims of social injustice in practical ways, e.g giving to charity |
| Re-marriage | The act of marrying again after divorce or being widowed |
| Equality | Treating all people the same regardless of their differences. |
| Examples of inequality | Paying people different wages for the same job. Treating people differently because of their age, gender or race |
| Importance of reconciliation | Helps overcome anger and encourage forgiveness-jesus taught message of forgiveness |
| Just War | A war that is fought in a moral way. |
| Prejudice | An opinion or attitude which is not based on evidence |
| Examples of racism | Apartheid Segregation Refusing someone a job because of their race |
| Marriage | The legal joining of a man and a woman |
| Suicide | Self murder |
| Differences between active and passive euthanasia | Active euthanasia is when someone does something to deliberately end someone's life .e.g overdosing on medicine Passive euthanasia is when someone does not directly take someone's life, but just allows it to end.e.g. By not giving the medicine required for the patient to live. |
| Abortion | The deliberate termination of a pregnancy |
| Divorce | The legal ending of a marriage |
| Reasons for seeking a divorce | Adultery Physical abuse Emotional abuse |
| Contraception | Birth control/ preventing conception |
| Racism | Discriminating against someone because of their race |
| Examples of prejudice | Stereotyping Believing someone is less intelligent because of their race |
| Examples of discrimination | Women not being allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia because of their gender Not offering someone a job because you think they are not capable because of their race. |
| Civil Partnership | A legal status giving a "same sex" couple identical rights and responsibilities to a heterosexual civil marriage. |
| Civil Marriage | One which does not involve religion |
| Secular | Not religious |
| Ways in which animals are used for medical research | Test drugs Genetic experiments |
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