| A | B |
|---|
| abortion | the removal of the foetus from the womens womb before it can survive |
| assisted suicide | providing a seriously ill person with means to commit suicide |
| contraception | preventing conception from occurring |
| conception | the fertisation of the egg by the sperm |
| foetus | bundle of cells |
| euthanasia | an easy and gentle death |
| Heaven | Being with God |
| Hell | Being without God |
| Immortality of the Soul | the idea that thesoul lives on after the death of the body |
| Non-voluntary euthanasia | ending someones life when they are unable to ask, eg switching off a life support machine |
| Paranormal | unexplained things which are thought o have spiritual causes, eg ghosts |
| Purgatory | a place where Catholics beleive souls go after death to be purified |
| Resurrection | the beleif that after death, the body stays in the grave unitl the end of the world when it is raised |
| Sanctity of Life | the belief that life is Holy and belongs to God |
| Voluntary Euthanasia | A patient asks the doctor to end his/her life painlessly |
| catechism | teachings of the Roman Catholc church |
| Vigil | Keeping watch over the dead body |
