Religion

• Abortion


  Deliberate ending of a pregnancy; intentional destruction of the foetus from the womb to cause its death
• Absolute poverty


  A condition characterised by severe deprivation of basic human needs, including food, safe drinking water, sanitation facilities, health, shelter, education and information. It depends not only on income but also on access to services
• Accord


  A marriage guidance service for Catholics
• Active euthanasia


  The intentional act of causing the death of a patient
• Adoption


  The legal process by which a child gains new parents other than his or her birth parents
• Adultery


  Sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not their husband/wife
• Agapé


  A Greek word for 'love'; a Christian love which is practical and goes beyond duty
• Ageism


  Discrimination against someone because of age
• Annulment


  To declare that a marriage never actually took place
• Artificial Insemination


  The injection of semen into the vagina or uterus by means of a syringe rather than by sexual intercourse
• Assisted dying


  The practice whereby a person suffering from a terminal illness or incurable condition is helped to take their own life, especially by means of lethal drugs provided by a doctor for the purpose
• Assisted suicide


  Suicide with the help of another person, especially the taking of lethal drugs provided by a doctor for the purpose by a patient suffering from a terminal illness or incurable condition
• Bioethics


  The study of the ethical and moral implications of new biological discoveries and biomedical advances, as in the fields of genetic engineering and drug research
• Biological weapons


  A harmful biological agent is used as a weapon to cause death or disease
• Capital Punishment


  To be sentenced and put to death for a crime
• Celibacy


  Remaining unmarried and without sexual relations for religious reasons
• Chastity


  To abstain from sexual relations
• Chemical weapons


  A chemical or poison is used as a weapon to burn or paralyse humans or harm the natural environment
• Civilian


  A person not in the armed services or the police force
• Conception


  The fertilization of a female egg by a male sperm
• Co-habitation


  The state of living together and having a sexual relationship without being married
• Contraception


  The deliberate use of (artificial) methods or other techniques to prevent pregnancy
• Crime


  An act that breaks the law of the land
• Deterrence


  The act of deterring people from doing something or performing some action, such as committing a crime
• Disability


  A physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements, senses, or activities
• Discrimination


  To act unfairly towards a person or group of people; to put prejudice into action; to exclude people from equal treatment
• Divorce


  The legal ending of a marriage
• Economic costs


  The amount of money spent carrying out an action
• Embryo


  The earliest stage of development in a human life; a fertilised egg in its first weeks
• Eros


  A Greek word for love; sexual love or desire
• Equality


  Everyone should be treated equally and given the same rights; identical cases should be treated in the same way
• Euthanasia


  The intentional ending of a life; usually to relieve suffering
• Fair Trade


  Trade between companies in developed countries and producers in developing countries in which fair prices are paid to the producers
• Feminism


  The belief that women should have equal rights; the movement that promotes gender equality
• Fertility


  The ability to conceive children
• Fidelity


  Being faithful to one sexual partner
• Foetus


  A stage of human development in the womb; between the embryonic stage and birth
• Forgive


  To stop feeling angry or resentful towards someone for something they have done wrong
• Fostering


  Temporarily looking after a child until the child returns to his or her own family or until a suitable adoptive parent is found
• Gender


  The state of being male or female