Courtin', sparkin' and philosophizin'.
The Principle of Double Effect is where it's at:
First: the action contemplated by the agent be in itself either ethically good or ethically indifferent (the principle of respect for the agent's autonomy).
Second: that the evil consequence not be directly intended by the agent (the principle of nonmalfeasance).
Third: the good result not be a direct causal result of the evil result (the principle of beneficence).
Fourth: the good result must be "proportionate to" the evil result (the principle of justice).
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