An explanation of this ethical doctrine, which suggests that when an action will have two consequences (a "double effect"), the ethicality of that action depends on which of the effects was intended.

Many people prefer to be illogical on the issue of abortion because it suits them. For those opposed to abortion, the moral distinction between abortion and infanticide is an arbitrary one. If human ...

Part I: Catholic medical ethicists explain the Catholic tradition of double-effect theory and explore its ongoing impact on medicine and legislation. A Mary, Queen of Heaven, statue stands on a ...

David Gibson exegetes the Holy Father’s recent comments on the use of condoms to prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS, in the light of the Catholic moral theology, specifically the concepts of the ...

Monge, Rosemarie, and Nien-hê Hsieh. "Recovering the Logic of Double Effect for Business: Intentions, Proportionality, and Impermissible Harms." Business Ethics ...

In Malta, the termination of unviable pregnancies where a heartbeat is still detected is delayed until the woman’s life is at risk because abortion on the island is illegal under all circumstances.

An explanation of the ethical doctrine of double effect, which says bad results can be morally OK if they are only side effects of a good action. This doctrine says that if doing something morally ...