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    Supports→The harm suicide causes to family members and loved ones does not support an absolute prohibition on suicide

    Mill's harm principle permits restricting liberty only when an action causes direct harm to others, not merely emotional distress or grief, which are indirect psychological effects.

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    Direct harm(as a key distinction in Double Effect doctrine)
    Harm that is the main point or means of an action, rather than an unintended side effect.
    Indirect psychological effects(as contrasted with direct harm that Mill excludes from justifying restrictions)
    Mental or emotional reactions that happen as a secondary result of something, like feeling sad or offended, rather than physical injury.
    Mill(as the subject being discussed)
    John Stuart Mill was a 19th-century British philosopher who wrote influential ideas about liberty, happiness, and what makes a good life.
    harm principle(Associated with Mill; its necessity as a basis for liberty restrictions is questioned)
    The principle that restrictions on individual liberty are justified only when necessary to prevent harm to others

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    liberty(The operative definition of liberty used in evaluating the freedom objection to taxation for welfare)
    The absence of intentional coercion

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