On Helping People to Die: A Pragmatic Account

Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics 9 (4):532-541 (2000)
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Abstract

Here is the doubt that triggers my inquiry: I have two beliefs that are apparently at odds. The first is that we should never kill; the second, that we should always attempt to alleviate pain. The apparent conflict between these beliefs arises from the fact that death may constitute the ultimate pain relief

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