Offenses Against Human Life
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What is considered a direct offense against human life?

  • Omission
  • Conception
  • Homicide
  • Murder (correct)

    • What is the percentage decline of murder in the Philippines from 2024 Jan-Feb?

  • 20%
  • 30%
  • 27% (correct)
  • 40%

    • What is the term used to describe the killing of a human being that is justified by law?

  • Omission
  • Conception
  • Homicide (correct)
  • Murder

    • What is the result of a failure to fulfill one's moral and legal obligations?

    <p>Murder by omission (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is the Author of Life, according to the text?

    <p>God (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is formed at conception?

    <p>A zygote (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main principle behind the morality of induced abortion?

    <p>The incomparable worth of the person is the basis of its morality (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between a miscarriage and an induced abortion?

    <p>A miscarriage is unintended while an induced abortion is intended (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the biblical principle that relates to treating others with dignity and respect?

    <p>Love your neighbor as yourself (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the principle referred to in the context of choosing between the life of the mother and the life of the child?

    <p>The Principle of Double Effect (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the first trimester of pregnancy?

    <p>It is the period when the fetus is most vulnerable (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the moral implication of considering a fetus as a human person in the process?

    <p>It implies that the fetus is a human person with inherent value and worth (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does MPES in Palliative Care stand for?

    <p>Medical Treatment Pain Management Emotional Support Spiritual Care (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the concept referred to as 'Alisa Jsmin Redemptive Suffering'?

    <p>Offering one's suffering to benefit others (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the consequences of disobeying God?

    <p>Following the devil's calling (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the biblical verse quoted in the text regarding taking one's life?

    <p>Whoever takes the life of any human being shall be put to death (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is suicide characterized as in the text?

    <p>A tragic and complex issue (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the reasons why someone who commits suicide is said to sin, according to the text?

    <p>Rejecting God as the Master of our life (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the biblical commandment that is violated by euthanasia?

    <p>Thou shalt not kill (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Catholic Church's teaching on the obligation to prolong life?

    <p>People are not obliged to use extraordinary means to prolong life (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three factors mentioned as necessary for obliging people to preserve life?

    <p>Ordinary means, without excessive sacrifice or expense, and reasonable hope of recovery (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is euthanasia, also known as?

    <p>Mercy killing (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is mercy not a ground to end the life of a sick person, according to the Catholic Church?

    <p>Because it goes against God's wisdom in every human situation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Catholic Church's stance on who is responsible for the gift of life?

    <p>God (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of children whose parents are total abstainers also become total abstainers?

    <p>76% (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the percentage of suicides that involve alcohol?

    <p>33% (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main reason why Christians should avoid certain places, such as raves and discos?

    <p>Drugs are often freely available there (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the consequence of using drugs, except on strictly therapeutic grounds?

    <p>A grave offense (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the ultimate result of engaging in vices, such as alcohol and drug abuse?

    <p>Physical and psychological damages (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Christian obligation according to the text?

    <p>To preserve our health and life (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Offenses Against Human Life

    • Two kinds of offenses: direct and indirect
    • Direct offenses: murder, abortion, suicide, and euthanasia

    Murder

    • Voluntary and unjust killing of a human being
    • Two kinds of murder:
      • By act: intentional killing with malice aforethought
      • By omission: failure to fulfill moral and legal obligations, leading to death
    • Homicide is a legal term for justifiable murder
    • 27% decline in murder rate in the Philippines (2024, Jan-Feb)

    Abortion

    • Removal of the fetus from the mother's womb, intended or unintended, resulting in the death of the fetus
    • Miscarriage: unintended abortion, often caused by accident or defects, especially during the first trimester
    • Induced abortion: willed expulsion of the fetus, resulting in its death, and is considered murder
    • The principle of double effect is acceptable in certain situations, where one life must be chosen over another to save at least one life

    Church's Response

    • Provide MPES: Medical Treatment, Pain Management, Emotional Support, and Spiritual Care
    • Redemptive Suffering: offering one's suffering to help others who are experiencing a worse situation

    Suicide

    • Intentional taking of one's life
    • Sins committed by suicide:
      • Rejecting God as the Master of life
      • Denying God's presence as Life-Giving Spirit
      • Disobeying God's command to love oneself
      • Depriving others of one's unique love and care
      • Refusing to accept moral judgment and conscience
    • Bible verse: Isaiah 5:20, warning against calling evil good and good evil

    Euthanasia

    • Direct termination of life due to incurable illness
    • Against the Law of God (5th commandment - Thou shall not kill)
    • Not mentioned in the Bible
    • The Catholic Church teaches that people are not obliged to exert beyond their capacity to prolong life, and that ordinary means should be used to preserve life, such as medicines, treatments, and operations that can be obtained and used without excessive sacrifice or expense, and when there is reasonable hope of benefit for the patient.

    Additional Notes

    • Factors to consider in preserving life:
      • Ordinary means
      • Without excessive sacrifice or expense
      • Reasonable hope of recovery
    • Crimes related to alcohol:
      • 50% of murders involve alcohol
      • 33% of suicides involve alcohol
      • 60% of child abuse involves alcohol
      • 50% of all fatalities involve alcohol
    • Illicit drugs:
      • Provide a false sense of experience, often described as "langit" or heaven
      • Often available at certain places, such as raves and discos, and should be avoided
      • Young people are often the victims of drug abuse
      • The use of drugs, except on strictly therapeutic grounds, is a grave offense and inflicts damage on human health and life
    • All of these vices can weaken and destroy our body, causing physical and psychological damages, and leading to death, both physical and spiritual.

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    Explore the different types of offenses against human life, including direct and indirect offenses, and the various forms of murder. Learn about the responsibility to protect human life and the moral implications of these actions.

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