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    Supports→The standard argument against abortion is negatively affected once key terms are properly distinguished.

    Distinguishing 'sustaining life' from 'right to life' presupposes that killing and letting die are morally equivalent, a premise contested by Frances Kamm and others in deontological traditions.

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    Key Terms

    Deontological traditions(as used in ethics)
    Ethical approaches that focus on duties and rules—the idea that some actions are right or wrong in themselves, regardless of the consequences they produce.
    Frances Kamm(mentioned as another major thinker on allocation problems)
    A prominent philosopher who writes about ethics and how to make fair decisions when you can't help everyone—especially relevant to healthcare choices.
    Killing and letting die(as used in ethics)
    The contrast between actively ending someone's life versus passively allowing them to die without intervention.
    Morally equivalent(as used in ethics)
    When two actions are equally wrong (or equally right) from an ethical standpoint.
    Sustaining life

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    (as used in ethics)
    The act of keeping someone alive through active intervention, like providing medical treatment or food.
    right to life(Thomson's distinction drawn from the violinist thought experiment)
    A right not to be killed, distinguished from the right to what is needed to sustain life.

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