Citation

Cartwright W. Br. Med. Bull. 1996; 52(2): 354-361.

Affiliation

Department of Philosophy, University of Essex, Colchester, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, British Council, Publisher Oxford University Press)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8759233

Abstract

The distinction between killing and letting die is investigated and clarified. It is then argued that in most cases, though not in all, it is worse to kill than to let die. In euthanasia the significance of the distinction is diminished, but still important.

Language: en