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Suppose that a pregnant woman requires an operation that would lead to the death of the fetus. And assume that abortion is gravely wrong. Then the operation is permissible, according to the principle of double effect, just if
{ 1 } - the good effect is intended and the death of the fetus is not intended.
{ 2 } - the operation is in itself either good or indifferent.
{ 3 } - the good of the operation outweighs the bad of the death of the fetus, and there's no way to produce the good without producing more bad.
{ 4 } - the death of the fetus is not the means to produce the good of the operation.
{ 5 } - All of these conditions have to hold if the operation is to be permissible.
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Suppose that a pregnant woman requires an operation that would lead to the death of the fetus. And assume that abortion is gravely wrong. Then the operation is permissible, according to the principle of double effect, just if
{ 1 } - the good effect is intended and the death of the fetus is not intended.
{ 2 } - the operation is in itself either good or indifferent.
{ 3 } - the good of the operation outweighs the bad of the death of the fetus, and there's no way to produce the good without producing more bad.
{ 4 } - the death of the fetus is not the means to produce the good of the operation.
{ 5 } - All of these conditions have to hold if the operation is to be permissible.
The other conditions have to hold too.
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Suppose that a pregnant woman requires an operation that would lead to the death of the fetus. And assume that abortion is gravely wrong. Then the operation is permissible, according to the principle of double effect, just if
{ 1 } - the good effect is intended and the death of the fetus is not intended.
{ 2 } - the operation is in itself either good or indifferent.
{ 3 } - the good of the operation outweighs the bad of the death of the fetus, and there's no way to produce the good without producing more bad.
{ 4 } - the death of the fetus is not the means to produce the good of the operation.
{ 5 } - All of these conditions have to hold if the operation is to be permissible.
The other conditions have to hold too.
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Suppose that a pregnant woman requires an operation that would lead to the death of the fetus. And assume that abortion is gravely wrong. Then the operation is permissible, according to the principle of double effect, just if
{ 1 } - the good effect is intended and the death of the fetus is not intended.
{ 2 } - the operation is in itself either good or indifferent.
{ 3 } - the good of the operation outweighs the bad of the death of the fetus, and there's no way to produce the good without producing more bad.
{ 4 } - the death of the fetus is not the means to produce the good of the operation.
{ 5 } - All of these conditions have to hold if the operation is to be permissible.
The other conditions have to hold too.
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Suppose that a pregnant woman requires an operation that would lead to the death of the fetus. And assume that abortion is gravely wrong. Then the operation is permissible, according to the principle of double effect, just if
{ 1 } - the good effect is intended and the death of the fetus is not intended.
{ 2 } - the operation is in itself either good or indifferent.
{ 3 } - the good of the operation outweighs the bad of the death of the fetus, and there's no way to produce the good without producing more bad.
{ 4 } - the death of the fetus is not the means to produce the good of the operation.
{ 5 } - All of these conditions have to hold if the operation is to be permissible.
The other conditions have to hold too.
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Suppose that a pregnant woman requires an operation that would lead to the death of the fetus. And assume that abortion is gravely wrong. Then the operation is permissible, according to the principle of double effect, just if
{ 1 } - the good effect is intended and the death of the fetus is not intended.
{ 2 } - the operation is in itself either good or indifferent.
{ 3 } - the good of the operation outweighs the bad of the death of the fetus, and there's no way to produce the good without producing more bad.
{ 4 } - the death of the fetus is not the means to produce the good of the operation.
{ 5 } - All of these conditions have to hold if the operation is to be permissible.
All of these conditions have to hold.
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