Making decisions for ourselves using an informed conscience
Self-determination
Each dimension of our humanity should be fully developed and differentiated
Integrity
Promoting the good of the whole body and removing threats
Totality
Being told the truth, comprehending the truth, and making a choice without undue influence
Informed consent
Healthcare professionals are obligated to tell patients the truth about their condition
Truth telling
Keeping sensitive information private
Confidentiality
Addresses the question of what to do when an action has both positive and negative consequences
Double effect
Addresses the question of whether or not it is ever acceptable to cooperate with an immoral individual, institution, etc.
Legitimate cooperation
Early stage of development of an organism in the egg or the uterus, during which its essential form and its organs and tissues develop for the first 7-8 weeks
Embryo
After 7-8 weeks of life, the developing organism is called a ____?
Fetus
The removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy
Voluntary/direct abortion
Unintended death of an embryo or fetus, ending a pregnancy
Spontaneous abortion
Insemination where the sperm comes from the husband (acceptable within the sexual act)
Homologous insemination
Insemination where the sperm comes from a 3rd party donor
Heterologous insemination
Conception outside of the body in a lab
In vitro fertilization
“Master cells” which generate various different cell types
Stem cells
Pluripotent stem cells whose research the Church opposes
Embryonic stem cells
Stem cells whose research the Church accepts
Adult stem cells
Intentional killing of a person, at his or her request, for compassionate motives
Euthanasia
Hastening the death of a person by removing life support equipment, etc.
Passive euthanasia
Causing the death of a person through a direct action
Active euthanasia
Three arguments in favor of the death penalty (2 traditional, 1 recent)
Commitment to peacemaking, rejecting violence
Pacifism
Complete rejection of violence as inherently wrong by an individual
Absolute pacifism