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relg 2650 Unit 7 knowledge, freedom,conscience, and Law Questions With
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Bioethics
Derived from the Greek words bios (life) and ethos (ethics), the discipline dealing with ethical questions related to human life that arise as a result of advances in medicine and biology
Capital Punishment
act by legitimate authority of a state/nation to put a criminal to death (death penalty)
Cloning
process of developing a person or animal from one somatic cell of a parent, thus making it genetically identical to that parent
DNR
"do not resuscitate order," legal document whereby a patient who is near death may decline medical assistance in the possible
event that he stops breathing; morally licit if patient is near death due to age or serious illness
Euthanasia/Assisted Suicide from Greek meaning "good death," action or omission that willfully causes a person's death to eliminate suffering
Extraordinary Means of Life
life-sustaining forms of medical care that are painful/burdensome, excessively expensive, and/or not helping the patient
Just War Theory
principle that war may be legitimately waged under certain specific conditions
Living Will
legal document outlining which medical treatments a person accepts or rejects, and under which conditions, should she become incapacitated
Medical Power of Attorney (PoA)
legal document designating another person to make medical decisions should the party become incapacitated
Palliative Care
pain medication administered in a hospital setting; such medication shortens the life span unintentionally
Principle of Double Effect
4-point principle that clarifies when an action that has both good
and bad effects (the double effect), can still be justifiable
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