Name of module
Medical ethics (Christianity)
Week
1
Year group
10
Title
Medical research –
genetic engineering,
designer babies, saviour
siblings, embryology,
Cloning & Stem cell
Contents
a) What is genetic
engineering, designer
babies and saviour
siblings? What
embryology, cloning
and stem cell
research? How does
this affect the sanctity
of life? What is the
Roman Catholic/C of
E attitudes? How
does this affect the
value of life? Who is
responsible for life?
a) Transplants,
blood
transfusions
experiments on
humans
b) Fertility
treatment
a) What is the point
of transplants,
blood
transfusions and
experiments on
humans? How
does this affect
the sanctity of
life? What is the
Roman
2
T Charlton
Term
Spring Term/summer term
a)
b)
c)
d)
Possible tasks
a) Define the terms
Medical research –
genetic engineering,
designer babies,
saviour siblings,
Embryology, Cloning
& Stem cell
b) What are the
arguments for and
against each
practice?
c) Redefine ‘sanctity of
life’
d) Opinion line – where
would the R.C/ C of
E stand on each
issue?
e) Group presentations
on each medical
ethic.
T/F reasons for transplants,
blood transfusions and
experiments on humans
Go on to the ‘give blood’
website and see what
reasons they give?
Debate – should people
have to carry a donor card?
Timeline of the history of the
IVF.
Length
4 weeks
Homework
Research an
example of
humans being
experimented
on
Part b question
– give 3 reasons
why some
religious people
believe that
fertility treatment
is wrong (3
marks)
Useful resources
Discovery
‘Religion & morality’
PSHCE
Modern
technologies
Arguments for
and against
ICT
Research
homework
Give blood
website
3
T Charlton
a) Artificial
insemination
b) Surrogacy
Catholic/C of E
attitudes? How
does this affect
the value of life?
Who is
responsible for
life?
b) IVF – the history,
the purposes,
How does this
affect the sanctity
of life? What is
the Roman
Catholic/C of E
attitudes? How
does this affect
the value of life?
Who is
responsible for
life?
a) By donor (AID or
DI), by husband
(AIH), the
purposes, How
does this affect
the sanctity of
life? What is the
Roman
Catholic/C of E
attitudes? How
does this affect
the value of life?
Who is
responsible for
life?
b) The purposes,
e) Plot R.C and C of E opinions
of IVF and transplants, blood
transfusions and
experiments on humans
f) The elephant man case
(Northwick Park) – where
experiments on humans can
go wrong
a) Debate – ‘surrogacy should
be illegal’
b) Research the types of
artificial insemination
c) Do you agree with the RC/ C
of E attitude and why?
d) Susan Kennedy in
Neighbours acting as a
surrogate for her daughter–
arguments for and against.
Part d – explain
religious
attitudes to
surrogacy. (4
marks)
Debate
Research
4
T Charlton
a)
How artificial
reproduction
affects the
children and
people involved
b) Assessment
how does this
affect the sanctity
of life? What is
the Roman
Catholic/C of E
attitudes? How
does this affect
the value of life?
Who is
responsible for
life?
a) Benefits e.g.
couple have a
child/opportunity
for life/’love thy
neighbour’.
Weaknesses e.g.
sanctity of life,
playing God,
affects child
b) See T drive
a) Debate – ‘this house
believes that artificial
reproduction is too damaging
so should be banned’.
b) Brain storm arguments for
and against Artificial
reproduction
c) See T drive for assessment
Revision
Debate
What have I
learnt
N/a