‘Reinventing’ the Rule of Double Effect
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23593299 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel P Sulmasy (corresponding author) |
| Editors | Bonnie Steinbock |
| Year | 2009 |
| Publication date | 2009-02-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Oxford handbook of bioethics (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199562411.003.0006 |
| OpenAlex | W2631152028 |
| ISBN | 9780199562411 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The Rule of Double Effect has played an important role in bioethics, especially during the last fifty years. Its major application in bioethics has been in providing physicians who are opposed to euthanasia with a moral justification for using opioid analgesics in treating the pain of patients whose death might thereby be hastened. It has also prominently been applied to certain obstetric cases. The scope of application of double effect is actually much broader than medical ethics, extending to cover such topics as strategic bombing in warfare. This article, while general in theory, concentrates on its applications in medical ethics.
Computer Science · Organ Donation and Transplantation · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Torture, Ethics, and Law
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |