doctrine of double effect
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THE DOCTRINE OF DOUBLE EFFECT. Edited by P. A. WOODWARD. University of Notre Dame Press. 315 pp. $34.95.
This is philosophical ethics at a very high...
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...The Doctrine of Double Effect and the Growing Irrelevance of In...
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.... These laws may also have an effect on attitudes about end-of-life care among both hea... considered acceptable practice under the doctrine ethicists have called the "double effect" (Beaucha...
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TO THE EDITORS:
Here we go again. Another attack on the doctrinal and moral teachings of the Catholic Church by another person grossly misrepresenting them.
... of the Catholic Church's doctrine of double effect is in order. The case which Ms. Kingsley me...
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... (24) In the ladder-like structure of DNA's double helix, each "rung" is a pair of bases matched in s...(186) Effectively, though implicitly, expanding database coverage to...) For another, the so-called third-party doctrine holds that an individual has no expectation of pri...
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... disciplines evinces the intellectual effects of this highly politicized structure nowhere more ... of the just war theorist's beloved doctrine of double effect (DDE) to the macrolevel rather th...
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Introduction I. Methodology II. Context of Debate A. A Review of Basic Concepts and Fundamental Arguments B. Why is Euthanasia Controversial? III. The "Right to Die" Debate A. The Facts B. The Meaning of Life C. The Problem with Professional Judgment D. Absolute Rule v. Variegated Circumstances E. Are There Absolute Moral Values and Universal Human Rights? F. The Problem with the AMA Code of Ethics G. Active vs. Passive Euthanasia H. Compassion vs. Professionalism I. The Problem with Rationing Medical Resources J. What Is a Rational Choice-Facts, Values, Opinions and Judgments? K. The Problems with Paternalism L. Rationality By Process or By Result? M. The Problem of Making a Decision in a Vacuum N. Should One Be Expected to Help Another Kill Himself? O. How to Evaluate Intangibles Such...
..., "the same medical technology that effects these miraculous cures and gives hope to the affli... A: I detect certain insincerity and doublespeak in what you have to say about the sanctity of life...182 This is called the "double effect" doctrine. I hope this makes you feel better. H. Compassion ...
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Perry reviews by Shannon E. French.
...Along the way, though, she cites the doctrine of double effect to remind us of the moral differe...
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... military over immoral wars, whether the doctrine of double effect justifies collateral damage, and ...
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A state's ability to trample individual rights with coercive action may be both morally acceptable and socially responsible conduct under a deontologic paradigm. A theory of moral responsibility such as deontology can contain a paradigm of state coercion provided that the action distributes the harm over many individuals and not upon one or few. The state must pursue the general welfare in respect to individual rights and its moral duties.
... much by appealing to traditional tort doctrines or imagining the catastrophe of New York City with... still "genuine rights" and have trumping effect.(55) . These distinctions afford Dworkin a concise...) The distinction underlies the doctrine of double effect, which emerged from the Catholic tradition....