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euthanasia
Literally, a gentle, easy death. In modern usage, the means of achieving a gentle and easy death, with an implied suggestion that this can be facilitated by medical means.
killing
For the distinction between killing and letting die, see acts/omissions doctrine; see also abortion, death, euthanasia, just war.
slippery slope arguments Reference library
The New Oxford Companion to Law
The slippery slope argument is commonly used in ethical and legal thinking to object to a proposed change. Thus, if
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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (2 ed.)
an idea or course of action which will lead to something unacceptable, wrong, or disastrous.
slippery slope Reference library
Baroness Warnock
The Oxford Companion to Philosophy (2 ed.)
The ‘slippery slope’ is the name of an argument based on a certain view of human nature, not on logic, and commonly used in non-philosophical discussions of moral issues. The reasoning is ...
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vegetarianism
The conscious avoidance of eating animal flesh, frequently extended to fish, and sometimes to animal products. In the East, it is most closely associated with Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist traditions: ...
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