Life and Death Issues

• Afterlife 


  Life after death; belief that existence continues after physical death
• Environmental Responsibility


  Duty to respect, care for and preserve the natural environment. Sustainability is crucial to this
• Euthanasia


  Sometimes referred to as "mercy killing". Helping someone to die because death is considered the best option
• Evolution


  Process by which living creatures are believed to have developed from earlier, less complex forms
• Abortion


  Deliberately ending a pregnancy by removing an embryo or foetus from the womb
• Quality of life


  Extent to which life is meaningful and pleasurable
• Sanctity of life


  Belief that life is precious, or sacred. Some believe human life is special as we were made in gods image
• Soul


  The spiritual aspect of a being that connects someone to God. Non - physical and living on after physical death.