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    The hysterectomy physician acts on the uterine disease as... — Carmelics
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    Supports→The principle of double effect inadequately explains the asymmetry between the permissibility of hysterectomy on a pregnant woman and the impermissibility of abortion to save a woman's life

    The hysterectomy physician acts on the uterine disease as primary object; the fetus's presence is medically incidental, not the operative condition being addressed by the fatal means.

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    Key Terms

    Doctrine of Double Effect(Proposed as one explanation for differing moral judgments in trolley-type cases)
    A moral principle that distinguishes between harm that is strictly intended (as a means or end) and harm that is merely foreseen as a side effect of an action
    Fatal means(as used in medical ethics and moral reasoning)
    Methods or actions that result in death, even if that death isn't the primary goal.
    Medically incidental(as used in medical ethics)
    Something that happens as a side effect or byproduct, but isn't the main reason for the medical treatment.
    Operative condition(as used in medical ethics)
    The specific medical problem or situation that actually triggers or justifies a particular treatment or procedure.
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