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Which condition is NOT an application of the principle of the double effect (by the Ethical and Religious Directives [http://www.usc.edu/hsc/info/newman/resources/chc/titlepage.html]) to allow indirect abortion.
{ 1 } - The death of the child is necessary as a means to save the life of the mother.
{ 2 } - The procedure itself is directly for the purpose of treating the mother and is thus not intrinsically unethical.
{ 3 } - The mother and physician do not have any evil circumstantial intentions; that is, they would save the child if they could.
{ 4 } - The death of the child is not the means by which the mother is treated, but only a result of the treatment; that is, it is not a cause but an effect of the act.
{ 5 } - There is a proportionate reason if the treatment is necessary to save the life of the mother, especially since the child is doomed anyway.
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Which condition is NOT an application of the principle of the double effect (by the Ethical and Religious Directives [http://www.usc.edu/hsc/info/newman/resources/chc/titlepage.html]) to allow indirect abortion.
{ 1 } - The death of the child is necessary as a means to save the life of the mother.
{ 2 } - The procedure itself is directly for the purpose of treating the mother and is thus not intrinsically unethical.
{ 3 } - The mother and physician do not have any evil circumstantial intentions; that is, they would save the child if they could.
{ 4 } - The death of the child is not the means by which the mother is treated, but only a result of the treatment; that is, it is not a cause but an effect of the act.
{ 5 } - There is a proportionate reason if the treatment is necessary to save the life of the mother, especially since the child is doomed anyway.
If the death of the child is a means to saving the mother's life, then the principle of the double effect is violated and the abortion is direct and immoral.
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Which condition is NOT an application of the principle of the double effect (by the Ethical and Religious Directives [http://www.usc.edu/hsc/info/newman/resources/chc/titlepage.html]) to allow indirect abortion.
{ 1 } - The death of the child is necessary as a means to save the life of the mother.
{ 2 } - The procedure itself is directly for the purpose of treating the mother and is thus not intrinsically unethical.
{ 3 } - The mother and physician do not have any evil circumstantial intentions; that is, they would save the child if they could.
{ 4 } - The death of the child is not the means by which the mother is treated, but only a result of the treatment; that is, it is not a cause but an effect of the act.
{ 5 } - There is a proportionate reason if the treatment is necessary to save the life of the mother, especially since the child is doomed anyway.
See p. 253.
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Which condition is NOT an application of the principle of the double effect (by the Ethical and Religious Directives [http://www.usc.edu/hsc/info/newman/resources/chc/titlepage.html]) to allow indirect abortion.
{ 1 } - The death of the child is necessary as a means to save the life of the mother.
{ 2 } - The procedure itself is directly for the purpose of treating the mother and is thus not intrinsically unethical.
{ 3 } - The mother and physician do not have any evil circumstantial intentions; that is, they would save the child if they could.
{ 4 } - The death of the child is not the means by which the mother is treated, but only a result of the treatment; that is, it is not a cause but an effect of the act.
{ 5 } - There is a proportionate reason if the treatment is necessary to save the life of the mother, especially since the child is doomed anyway.
See p. 253.
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Which condition is NOT an application of the principle of the double effect (by the Ethical and Religious Directives [http://www.usc.edu/hsc/info/newman/resources/chc/titlepage.html]) to allow indirect abortion.
{ 1 } - The death of the child is necessary as a means to save the life of the mother.
{ 2 } - The procedure itself is directly for the purpose of treating the mother and is thus not intrinsically unethical.
{ 3 } - The mother and physician do not have any evil circumstantial intentions; that is, they would save the child if they could.
{ 4 } - The death of the child is not the means by which the mother is treated, but only a result of the treatment; that is, it is not a cause but an effect of the act.
{ 5 } - There is a proportionate reason if the treatment is necessary to save the life of the mother, especially since the child is doomed anyway.
See p. 253.
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Which condition is NOT an application of the principle of the double effect (by the Ethical and Religious Directives [http://www.usc.edu/hsc/info/newman/resources/chc/titlepage.html]) to allow indirect abortion.
{ 1 } - The death of the child is necessary as a means to save the life of the mother.
{ 2 } - The procedure itself is directly for the purpose of treating the mother and is thus not intrinsically unethical.
{ 3 } - The mother and physician do not have any evil circumstantial intentions; that is, they would save the child if they could.
{ 4 } - The death of the child is not the means by which the mother is treated, but only a result of the treatment; that is, it is not a cause but an effect of the act.
{ 5 } - There is a proportionate reason if the treatment is necessary to save the life of the mother, especially since the child is doomed anyway.
See p. 253.
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