Question 1

Recommendations from the Roe v.Wade decision included all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  first semester abortions should be performed in hospitals.
B)  viability of the fetus is not required.
C)  the woman should receive counseling before having the abortion.
D)  the father's consent should be obtained. B

Question 2

A woman's right to privacy,including the right to an abortion,is guaranteed by

Accepted Answer

A)  Griswold v.Connecticut.
B)  Roe v.Wade.
C)  Roe v.Texas.
D)  Griswold v.Roe. B

Question 3

AID is the same as

Accepted Answer

A)  acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
B)  artificial insemination donor.
C)  artificial insemination disorder.
D)  autoimmune disorder. B

Question 4

Eugenic sterilization is

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A)  considered unethical by many people.
B)  sterilization of criminals,especially those who are incarcerated for life.
C)  the common practice of sterilization of the cognitively impaired.
D)  all of the above.

Question 5

AID records are

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A)  confidential.
B)  not a public record.
C)  handled the same as adoption papers.
D)  all of the above.

Question 6

The most common legal and ethical concern related to AID is

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A)  legitimacy of the procedure.
B)  legitimacy of the child and its support.
C)  the possibility of battery by the parent.
D)  lack of consent by the potential mother.

Question 7

A means to detect couples who are at risk of passing on a genetic disease to their offspring is called

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A)  genetic manipulation.
B)  genetic counseling.
C)  eugenics.
D)  amniocentesis.

Question 8

In vitro fertilization occurs as a result of

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A)  ovum and sperm combining inside the female body.
B)  growth of the fertilized ovum in the laboratory.
C)  implantation of the fertilized ovum in the uterus.
D)  B and C.

Question 9

The gestational period is the

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A)  time before conception.
B)  time after birth.
C)  time from conception to birth.
D)  all of the above.

Question 10

A person appointed by the court to speak on behalf of an incapacitated party is called the

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A)  respondeat superior.
B)  guardian ad litem.
C)  guardian.
D)  conscience.

Question 11

Pro-choice advocates believe that

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A)  women have the right to choose what to do with their bodies.
B)  legalized abortions are safer for the woman.
C)  a woman has the right to an abortion when she is the victim of rape or incest.
D)  all of the above.

Question 12

Surrogate motherhood allows the

Accepted Answer

A)  surrogate mother to keep the child.
B)  parents to pay for the child.
C)  surrogate mother to be paid for medical expenses.
D)  all of the above.

Question 13

Initially,Roe v.Wade said that during the third trimester of pregnancy,the state

Accepted Answer

A)  did not require the physician performing an abortion to be licensed.
B)  only regulated the medical conditions under which an abortion may be performed.
C)  may prohibit abortions except to save the life of the mother.
D)  did not require a viable fetus to be protected until the 7th month.

Question 14

The study of heredity and its variations was discovered by

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A)  George Aryan.
B)  Adolf Hitler.
C)  Gregor Mendel.
D)  Tay-Sachs.

Question 15

The use of fertility drugs

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A)  decreases the chance of multiple births.
B)  increases the chance of multiple births.
C)  does not change the chance of multiple births.
D)  rarely increases the chance of a pregnancy.

Question 16

An employee can abstain from assisting in an abortion procedure as a matter of

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A)  conscience.
B)  religious conviction.
C)  opinion.
D)  A and B.

Question 17

Sterilization requires

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A)  written consent.
B)  a mentally competent adult.
C)  consent from the spouse.
D)  A and B.

Question 18

Right-to-life advocates argue all of the following except

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A)  no one has the right to deny a life.
B)  the embryo is a human life.
C)  it is morally wrong to take a human life.
D)  the right of the unborn child takes precedence over the right of the mother.

Question 19

Any action taken to prevent pregnancy from occurring is

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A)  sterilization.
B)  conception.
C)  fertilization.
D)  contraception.

Question 20

Castration or sterilization of another person without legal permission is considered to be

Accepted Answer

A)  a misdemeanor.
B)  legal.
C)  assault and battery.
D)  an automatic life sentence.

Exam 12: Ethical Issues Relating to Life