Complete sixth form Core RE lesson on autonomy and sanctity of life. Students form a hospital ethics board and apply five worldviews to a fictional case.
Students compare Catholic, Islamic, Preference Utilitarian, Situation Ethics and Humanist approaches, and consider a disability rights perspective.
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Presentation with timed tasks
Student handout with framework briefings
True or false starter with answers
Assisted dying timeline, correct as of November 2026
Key ideas gap-fill with answers
Ethics board role play and plenary
This lesson discusses serious illness and death, so please review it first. Update the assisted dying timeline if the law or debate changes.
Lesson 2 of a 3-part series, but it can be taught alone.
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