Several states have begun to consider legislation that would legalize active voluntary euthanasia. To address some of the ethical issues raised by such legislation, the Center for Applied Ethics ...

The moral distinction between active and passive euthanasia, or between "killing" and "letting die". Is there a real difference? Active euthanasia occurs when the medical professionals, or another ...

Normative moral theory, including the concepts of goodness, desert, and virtue, and on articulating and defending a "virtues-based, role-centered, and patient-focused" moral theory, while critiquing ...