TY - BOOK AU - Woodward, Paul A. AU - TI - The Doctrine of Double Effect SN - 0268008973, 9780268008970 U1 - 170 CY - U.S.A. KW - Abortion -- Moral and ethical aspects KW - Philosophy -- Good & Evil N2 - A collection of essays from leading philosophers, provides a clear, in-depth introduction to this controversial moral principle... According to this doctrine, an effect that would be considered morally wrong if it were the intentional outcome of an act, could be morally permissible if it were the unintended effect of that act, even if it had been foreseen. As a method of drawing moral distinctions between intentional and unintentional evil, the doctrine has had a long history. It has often been employed, for example, in debates about ""just war"" and the kinds of acts that are permissible in war UR - https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/14360/156190151-140.jpg ER -