Matters of life and death

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    • Abortion
      Ending a pregnancy by deliberately removing a foetus by surgical or medical means
    • Big Bang theory
      A scientific theory about the origin of the universe which suggests that the universe is expanding away from a single point, a process which started around 13.7 billion years ago
    • Commodity
      A useful or valuable thing which satisfies particular wants or needs
    • Conception
      The moment when a sperm fertilises an egg, creating an embryo that can develop into a baby
    • Environment
      The surroundings in which plants and animals live and on which they depend for life
    • Euthanasia
      The deliberate administering of life-ending medication by a third party
    • Evolution
      The process by which different species have developed from earlier forms
    • General Synod
      The national group within the Church of England that debates issues relating to Christian belief and practice
    • Hospice
      A place which provides care for people with a serious, terminal, or incurable illness
    • Natural law
      A set of moral principles based on the idea that people should choose good actions that comply with God's wishes
    • Paranormal
      Experiences which suggest that there may be a non-visible, spirit world, such as ghosts and communications through mediums
    • Pro-choice
      Holding the belief that the mother should be able to choose whether to have an abortion
    • Pro-life
      Holding the belief that the foetus has a right to life
    • Quality of life
      The value given to a life depending on how far a person can find enjoyment and pleasure from it
    • Resurrection
      Rising from the dead; also the view that after death God recreates a new body in a heavenly place
    • Sanctity of Life
      The belief that life is created by God and made holy by him
    • Situation Ethics
      Ethical decisions made according to the specific context; in any situation do the most loving action
    • Spiritualist
      Someone who believes that the spirits of dead people can communicate with living people
    • Stewardship
      Looking after something so it can be passed onto the next generation
    • Survival of the fittest
      The idea that members of a species that are best suited to an environment survive
    • Utilitarianism
      The belief that the right course of action is the one that will produce the greatest happiness of the greatest number of people
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