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Double Effect and Dual Use Summary
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In moral philosophy the principle of double effect traditionally refers to conflict situations in which an action or series of actions will result in multiple effects, some good and some bad. It parallels the contemporary policy concept of dual use:...
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The principle of double effect (PDE) or doctrine of double effect (DDE), sometimes simply called double effect for short, is a thesis in ethics, usually attributed to Thomas Aquinas. The principle seeks to explain under what circumstances one may act in...


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Theological Studies
The function of the principle of double effect.
06/01/1993: 10,028 words, approx. 33 pages
The casuistric principle of double effect should be applied taxonomically rather than geometrically as is currently being done. The geometric application assumes that the principle can be used as moral justification for any action which fits the four conditions of the principle. Instead, the...
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The oral contraceptive pill and the principle of double effect
07/01/2002: 7,300 words, approx. 24 pages
The question of whether the low-dose combined estrogen and progesterone oral contraceptive pill (OCP)1 is an abortifacient has evoked considerable discussion2 within the pro-life medical community. The main lines of the debate bifurcate between one contingent of pro-life physicians who oppose abortion and contraception...
 


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