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rule of double effect
rule of double effect A moral guideline used to judge whether it can be acceptable to do something aimed at a good outcome while foreseeing that it will also cause harm.
A moral guideline used to judge whether it can be acceptable to do something aimed at a good outcome while foreseeing that it will also cause harm. It holds that this may be permissible only when the act is not inherently wrong, the harm is not intended, the good does not come from the harm, and the good is weighty enough in relation to the harm.