The doctrine (or principle) of double effect is often invoked to explain the permissibility of an
action that causes a serious harm, such as the death of a human being, as a side effect of …

According to the" sanctity-of-life" view, all human lives are equally valuable and inviolable,
and it would be wrong to base life-and-death medical decisions on the quality of the patient's …

As medical technology advances and severely injured or ill people can be kept alive and
functioning long beyond what was previously medically possible, the debate surrounding …

The right of self-defense is seemingly at odds with the general presupposition that killing is
wrong; numerous theories have been put forth over the years that attempt to explain how self …

Acts, omissions, intentions and motives: a philosophical examination of the moral distinction
between killing and letting die Health care professionals frequently justify moral decisions by …

To date, little analysis exists of the criminal process's roles as a regulator of medical practice
and as an arbiter of bioethics, nor whether criminal law is an appropriate forum for judging …

I argue that the moral distinction in double effect cases rests on a difference not in intention
as traditionally stated in the Doctrine of Double Effect (DDE), but in desire. The traditional …

In many recent discussions of the morality of actions where both good and bad
consequences foreseeably ensue, the moral significance of the distinction between …

Eugenicists in the 1930s and 1940s emphasised our moral responsibilities to future
generations and the importance of positively selecting traits that would benefit humanity. In …

ABSTRACT The House of Lords ruled in R v Howe (1987) that Duress is not a defence to
murder in English law. Some of the central arguments rested on a simple view about the …