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Definitions | Issues | Case Studies | Ethical Responses | Christian Responses | Resources | Books | Links | Multimedia | In the News | Quizzes | Exam questions
Definitions | Issues | Case Studies | Ethical Responses | Christian Responses | Resources | Books | Links | Multimedia | In the News | Quizzes | Exam questions
Definitions | Issues | Case Studies | Ethical Responses | Christian Responses | Resources | Books | Links | Multimedia | In the News | Quizzes | Exam questions
Definitions | Issues | Case Studies | Ethical Responses | Christian Responses | Resources | Books | Links | Multimedia | In the News | Quizzes | Exam questions
Definitions | Issues | Case Studies | Ethical Responses | Christian Responses | Resources | Books | Links | Multimedia | In the News | Quizzes | Exam questions
Definitions | Issues | Case Studies | Ethical Responses | Christian Responses | Resources | Books | Links | Multimedia | In the News | Quizzes | Exam questions

Exam preparation

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June 2014:

  1. Explain some of the different forms of Utilitarianism. [25]
  2. Assess the view that Utilitarianism is the best approach to the right to a child. [10]

June 2013:

  1. Explain how a follower of the religion you have studied might approach the issues of infertility. [25]
  2. ‘The right to a child is not an absolute right.’ Discuss. [10]

June 2012:

  1. Explain the moral issues surrounding the right to a child. [25]
  2. ‘Having a child is a gift, not a right.’ Discuss. [10]

The following question was from June 2010:

  1. Explain how a follower of Kantian ethics might approach issues surrounding the right to a child. [25]
  2. 'The right to a child is an absolute.' Discuss. [10]

Sample essay plan:

(a) Describe an absolutist response to issues raised by infertility

(b) ‘The end justifies the means if a childless couple can have a baby.’ Discuss.

The following exam question is written by OCR:

    (a) Explain how the principles of Natural Law might be applied to decisions about fertility treatment. [33]
    (b) ‘Every adult has the right to become a parent.’ Discuss. [17]

(taken from the OCR website)

You should be ready to answer using any of the ethical theories. We now have an interactive diagram showing how to answer an ethics exam question, The 'structure' of the paragraph will be different for 'ethical theory' questions, but the basic principles are the same. Try filling it in yourself and print out the completed diagram.

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