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killing versus letting die: a standalone construct

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Ethics

the question of whether killing is in itself morally worse than letting die, which Rachels denies in the euthanasia debate.

In ethics, killing versus letting die refers to the question of whether killing is in itself morally worse than letting die, which Rachels denies in the euthanasia debate. This meaning comes from Rachels (1975) in New England Journal of Medicine.[1]

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  1. Rachels, J. (1975). Active and Passive Euthanasia. New England Journal of Medicine, 292(2), 78-80. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm197501092920206

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