Medical Ethics

Medical Ethics

Abortion
1. Sanctity of life
2. pro life, pro choice
3. parenthood argument
  1. when does a foetus become a person?
    1. RC=Contraception Legally-Birth
4. 'Violinist Analogy'
  1. Pro choice
  2. mother is bale to abort her baby. is she imprisioned from her views for 9 months?
5. Joseph Selling
  1. "being qualifies as a person, then it has a moral standard, with rights"
6. principle of agape
  1. Joseph Fletcher (1960's. If a girl becomes pregnant through rape, she should be allowed to abort/terminate.
Fertility Treatment
1. BIBLE- Hannah Sam 1.7 "Lord closed her womb" so she couldn't conceive. She prayed to God for a son then God gave her one and she named it Samuel. Therefore christians believe that you should pray for a baby and not have fertility treatment as if you pray you will get a child like Hannah
2. AIH- artificial insemination by husband. Includes 2 people. AID- artificial insemination by donor. Includes 3 people which some christians call mechanical adultery. IVF in-vitro fertilisation. Where the foetus is made in a glass. AIG- artificial insemination by God. This is what christians say Jesus was and he was brought up by someone who wasn't his father as he was the son of God.
Suicide
1. It is still illegal to assist someone to commit suicide.
  1. Daniel James. who was paralysed in a game of rugby. He hated his life that much that he wanted to be dead. He tried several ways like pushing his wheelchair in the middle of the road so someone will run him over. Finally his parents brought him a ticket to go to dignitias which is a company that helps you to comment suicide. It is in Sweden where it is legal.
2. In medieval times if you committed suicide then you weren't allowed a funeral.
  1. You would have been beheaded and told you were going to hell.
3. In modern day the family are no longer rejected but supported by counselling. Funerals are allowed and nice things are said about the person.
4. The Bible is against suicide as it breaks 1 of the 10 commandments "do not kill"
5. Suicide was legalised in 1961. Before you were arrest and sentenced to the mental health clinic.
Euthanasia
1. Passive Euthanasia. This is when a person is helping someone by ending there life a they have no quality of life.
  1. For example, Tony Brand. he was brain dead and doctors turned of his life support machine.
2. Jeremain 29:11 "for i know the plans i have for you, says the Lord. Plans for a bright future"
  1. This is saying that God has plans for you and he will decide when you di.
3. Dignitas is company in Sweden where they assist suicide as it is legal there.
  1. over 300 brits have gone there to end their life.
  2. They charge 4000 euro for assisted suicide.
  3. Christians disagree with ending your life via suicide and being in control of it as it goes against Gods plans for you.
4. Christians believe that you may get cured from the problem you are facing.
  1. Paeder Clarke. He was dying of cancer, when he saw a vision of Mary and then after that he was cured.
Cloning
1. Human
  1. This is when thing such as bone marrow and tissue are made to help someone.
2. Reproductive
  1. when another person is made (test tube baby)
3. Savour Sibling. This is when people have babies have children for healthy organs if they are needed late in the future or now for another sibling

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