Volume 11, Issue 1, Spring 2011
The Principle of Double Effect
Rita L. Marker
Pages 99-119
End-of-Life Decisions and Double Effect
How Can This Be Wrong When It Feels So Right?
The doctrine of double effect has a firm, respected position within Roman Catholic medical ethics. In addition, public debate often incorporates this doctrine when determining the acceptability of certain actions. This essay examines and assesses the application of this doctrine to end-of-life decisions. National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly 11.1 (Spring 2011): 99–119.