Key Terms

• Creation

  The living world; in most religions created by God.
• Euthanasia

  Ending a person’s life to stop them from suffering.
• Abortion

  The deliberate termination of a foetus.
• Organ Donation

  Surgical removal of an organ from one person to put into another.
• Recipient

  A person who receives something.
• Ethics

  The philosophical study of right and wrong.
• Donor

  A person who donates something to help a cause.
• Sanctity of Life

  The idea that all life is sacred and God-given.
• Quality of Life

  The standard of health, comfort, and happiness experienced by someone.
• Pro Life

  Against abortion and euthanasia.
• Pro Choice

  Support abortion and euthanasia.
• Agape

  Doing the most loving thing.
• Utilitarianism

  Doing the greatest good for the greatest number.
• Lesser of Two Evils

  Doing the least evil thing out of two evil options.
• Situation Ethics

  Deciding the best thing based upon a situation.