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The Right to Life

Within this topic, candidates should show understanding of how Christian views on the sanctity and quality of life influence attitudes to abortion and euthanasia.

Abortion

  • views on when life begins;
  • the status of the embryo / foetus;
  • pro-life and pro-choice arguments;
  • alternatives to abortion.

Euthanasia

  • types of euthanasia – voluntary and non-voluntary;
  • the distinction between active and passive euthanasia;
  • views about the right to self-determination;
  • the hospice movement.