Mr Bigg's RPE blog » Medical Ethics http://mdbigg.me.uk/cvc For all of Mr Bigg's RPE students at CVC Thu, 18 Oct 2012 17:20:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9 Year 10: “Every child has the right to life” http://mdbigg.me.uk/cvc/2012/01/year-10-every-child-has-the-right-to-life/ http://mdbigg.me.uk/cvc/2012/01/year-10-every-child-has-the-right-to-life/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:18:11 +0000 http://mdbigg.me.uk/cvc/?p=455

You were doing the above essay for me due next Tuesday (31st Jan).

You can find some guidance here…

Remember to highlight the difference between a Catholic (absolute) and Church of England (situational) point of view!

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Your next revision past question is on Medical Ethics:

(a) What is meant by ‘abortion’? [1]
(b) What is meant by the terms ‘pro choice’ and ‘pro life’? [2]
(c) Give three reasons to explain why Christians believe that life is sacred. [3]
(d) Explain Christian attitudes to suicide. [6]
(e) ‘People in great pain should be allowed to die if they want to.’ [12]

This is due on:
11D: Monday 17th October
11C: Tuesday 1st November

Resources:

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Hope all of you are busy revising for the exam! Below are some useful exam revision websites…

You need to revise “Human Relationships”, “Medical Ethics” and “Good and Evil”…

Please leave a comment if you have any questions!

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Hello all. I hope you are looking forward to this homework!

Your job is to explain what different people might think about fertility treatment and why.

  • Why might a Roman Catholic think fertility treatment is almost always wrong?
  • Why might a Church of England Christian think some forms of fertility treatment are good an acceptable but not others?
  • What other issues might people have with fertility treatment?

Just in case you don’t have them in your book (if you don’t have one then PRINT IT OUT AND STICK IT IN!):

Issues with fertility treatment
The Legal Issues surrounding Fertility Treatment
Christianity and Fertility Treatment

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This statement is essentially asking whether abortion is ever acceptable. Your job is to respond!

Suggested structure

  • Introduction: What is the statement trying to say? A good essay will briefly mention the key issues (when does life begin, the law, mother’s rights vs child’s rights) and then suggest what the conclusion will be.
  • Set some background. It’s worth explaining issues such as when life begins and why this is relevant to the issue of abortion. You could also talk about the ideas of “viability”, “ensoulment” and human rights and explain why they are relevant.
  • Agreement: Why might some people agree? (eg. Roman Catholics) What reasons and evidence do they have to back this up? Draw on the background issues like ensoulment, viability and human rights to give weight to your argument. Then analyse: is this a good way to approach the problem? What are the strengths and weaknesses?
  • Disagreement: Why are some people “pro-choice”? What’s the reason for suggesting that the mother’s life and health is more important than the baby’s? You could talk about the law, and how it attempted to combat the damage done through illegal abortion. Then analyse: is this a good way to approach the problem? What are the strengths and weaknesses?
  • Conclusion: What is your view on this? Who do you agree with? Why is your view stronger than the other options?

Tip: A really good essay is nuanced. That means it recognises the strengths of both sides and attempts to find a way through. Very few people completely argue that an unborn child has no rights; however, they do recognise that perhaps the mother’s rights are more important. Have a look at this for some ideas. It was written by someone who has just finished their PhD at Cambridge University and has some strong views on abortion as a fundamentalist Christian: Abortion is Wrong

Good luck! Please leave a comment or email me if you have questions. This is due on Wednesday 16th Feb.

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Hi all,

Further information for any of you who are interested as promised…

Abortion:

Euthanasia:

Hope that helps! Please leave a comment or email me if you have questions or find any other useful resources I can link to…

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Here’s your homework due on 8th November on Medical Ethics. Please leave a comment or email me if you have any questions!

  • (a) What is meant by ‘abortion’? [1]
  • (b) What is meant by the terms ‘pro choice’ and ‘pro life’? [2]
  • (c) Give three reasons to explain why Christians believe that life is sacred. [3]
  • (d) Explain Christian attitudes to suicide. [6]
  • (e) ‘People in great pain should be allowed to die if they want to.’
    Discuss this statement. You should include different, supported points of view and a personal viewpoint. You must refer to Christianity in your answer. [12]

Good luck!

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