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Test 2 Flashcards

1
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Direct/Procured Abortion

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The deliberate and direct killing, by whatever means it is carried out, of a human being in the initial phase of his/her existence extending from conception to birth

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Moral Object of Abortion

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Type of murder (The direct/deliberate killing of innocents) in the womb

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Intention of Abortion

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“Deliberate”=Intrinsic evil so necessarily intend the act

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Circumstances of Abortion

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Consequence is death of an innocent and alive baby, in the womb (form conception to birth

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Personhood is a

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Philisophical question

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Philosophy in relation to Theology

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Philosophy is the handmaiden of theology

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7
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Moral question of abortion

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How do we treat the human fetus?

Treat with the same dignity we treat other humans

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If there is doubt in our conscience

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Then we should err on the side of caution

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Competance of Church

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Faith and Morals

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10
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Is the embryo/fetus living?

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Growing, reproducing, cells responding to stimulus, metabolism, adapt to the environment

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Is the embryo/fetus a human life?

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It has unique DNA

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12
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Is the embryo/fetus an individual Human life?

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It has unique DNA

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13
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Unipotent Cells

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“One Potential”

About 120 types

Can only produce cells of their own kind

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Multipotent

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“Many Potential”

Can produce into many different but not all cells

Adult stem cells can come from the spinal cord/liver

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15
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Pluripotent

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Can produce all 120 types of cells

can come from embryos (3-5 days old)

Embryonic germ cells

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16
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Church’s position on adult stem cells

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Supportive of adult stem cell research

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17
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Principles

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Help Moral theory to achieve its aims

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18
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Pluripotent cells

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Induced pluripotent stem lells (iPS)

It is permissable to use iPS cells

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19
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Legitament Medical Procedure

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Indirect Abortion

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20
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Goods

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Knowledge

procreation

life

sociability

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21
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Principle of Double effect

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Moral principle used when one action has one good effect and one bad effect

Used when promoting good of life and harming good of life

Tells you if an act is morally permissable

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22
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Four conditions of PDE

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Object
Intention
Are you sure?
Circumstances

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23
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Object PDE

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The object has to be morally good or at least neutral

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24
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Intention PDE

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Can only be for the good effect

You can foresee the bad effect

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Are you sure? PDE

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Bad effect can not be the means (cause of) to the good effect

The good effect must occur at least as immediately as the bad effect

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Circumstances PDE

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The good effect must be at least as significant as the bad effect (must be proportionate)

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27
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Principles are not

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Mathematical equations

You need moral judgement, prudence, a conscience formed by catholic teaching

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28
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Maternal Fetal Conflict

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Conflict between the mother and the fetus

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29
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TOB 1

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Human beings are made incomplete

We yearn to be in communion with other people

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30
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TOB 2

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In order to find ourselves we have to give ourselves

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31
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TOB 3

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Sexual intercourse in marriage is the most radical form of self giving

Only action where we can completely give ourselves to another person

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32
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TOB 4

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“Language of the body”

With our bodies we say I give myself to you freely, totally, faithfully, fruitfully

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33
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How does God love?

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Freely, totally, faithfully and fruitfully

34
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Direct Contraception/sterilization

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Every action which whether in anticipation of the conjugal act or in its accomplishment, or in its development of its natural consequences proposes, wher as an end or as a means to render procreation impossible

35
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Intention of Contraception

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Proposes to render procreation impossible

To render a fertile act infertile

36
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Circumstances of Contraception

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Anticipation, accomplishment, development of the conjugal act

37
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Fertile Act

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An act that is per se ordered towards procreation

38
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Sex is ordered towards

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Procreation

39
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NFP

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1) Have intercourse when woman is likely infertile (not bad)

2) Abstaining from intercourse during fertile times (not bad)

40
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Responsible parenthood

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Married couples have a duty to be responsible to their kids

41
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Contraception in case of sexual assault

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Can not intend to cause an abortion

Not freely chosen so you are preventing further violation

It is medically inappropriate to give contraception to a woman who is already pregnant

42
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Indirect sterilization

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Actions whose direct effect is the cure or alleviation of a present and serious pathology and a simpler treatment is not available

43
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Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs)

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Fertility treatments involving the handling of both the egg and the sperm

44
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Intracytoplasmic sperm injection

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Sperm is injected into the egg

45
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Zygot intrafallopian transfer (ZIFT)

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Fertilized eggs are placed in the fallopian tubes

46
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Gammete intrafallopian Transfer

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Fertilization is done in the fallopian tube

Conception occurs within womans body

47
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Artificial insemination

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Only handle the sperm

Deposit sperm in womens reproductive tract

48
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Infertility

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The inability to conceive after 1 year of normal sexual intercourse

49
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Homologous

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Only the spouse’s gametes

50
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Heterologous

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At least one donor (Includes surrogate mother)

51
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ARTs that replace the conjugal act

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IVF, ICSI, ZIFT

52
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ARTs that are ambiguous

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GIFT, AI (Homologous not heterologous)

53
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Embryo Adoption

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The church is ambiguous about whether it is morally permissible or not

“Intention is praiseworthy but problematic)

54
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IVF is intrinsically problematic

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It causes a complete separation of the conjugal act

55
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Moral object of IVF

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Complete seperation between procreation and the conjugal act

56
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Embryo Adoption Physical action

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Rescue

57
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Embryo Adoption Moral Object

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Heterologous violation of the conjugal act

58
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NaPro

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Intention is to diagnose and treat the cause of infertility

Medical and surgical approaches

59
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Arguements against ARTs are based on

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The nature of the acts

60
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Arguement from Inseperability

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ARTs Seperate the unitive and procreative demensions of the conjugal act

Undermine procreation as well

61
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Exercise of Domination over the child

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ARTs violate the rights of children (conceived through sexual intercourse, to know biological parents)

62
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Conceived outside of the conjugal act

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Not personal, violates the rights of the spouse (donor), violates marital vows

63
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Fallible

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Capable of making mistakes

64
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Dissent

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Public opposition to church teachings

65
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Assent

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Agreement to church teaching

66
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Ethical Religious Directives for Catholic teaching

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ERDs help with healthcare isseus that require professional healthcare help

67
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Magisterium

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CCC
Encyclicals
Congregation Doctrine of Faith

68
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Grace

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Undeserved help from god

69
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Virtue

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Good habits infused in our soul

Stable disposition for the good

70
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Infused Virtue

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Infusion to do good by the Holy Spirit

71
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Prudence

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The virtue that disposes practical reason to discern our true good in every circumstance and to choose the right means of achieving it

72
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Proportionalism

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Does not think that there is such a thing as intrinsic evil

Implies you can have a physical action without spiritual consequences: Contradicts the unity of soul and body

73
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Values Contraception

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Values=Unity of the couple, Ensure couple does not have a child when they can not support it

74
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Disvalues of contraception

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Seperates the procreative and unitive dimensions of the conjugal act

75
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Hysterectomy

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Surgery to remove a woman’s uterus or owmb

76
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pROM Induction With infection

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Object=Saving the mothers life by induction

Intention=To save the life of the mother

Removal of membranes is what is the means not the death of the baby

It is proportionate

77
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pROM With infection-D and E

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Physical action=D and E
Object=Direct abortion

Intention=to save the mothers life and to kill the baby

78
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Tubal ligation to reduce the risk of life threatening pregnancy

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Physical Action=Bilateral Tubal Ligation
Moral Object=Direct Sterilization

Intention=To prevent future high risk pregnancies

Bad effect is the means, and the good effect is not as immediate

Proportionality=Good is not as proportional as the bad

79
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IUD in order to treat severe menorrhagia causing menstrual bleeding

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Physical Action=Placing IUD

Intention=For the good

The placing of the IUD, not infertility, is what controls the bleeding

Proportionality=Proportional (Present/serious)

80
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Bilateral Salpingectomy in order to reduce risk of ovarian cancer

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Physical Action=Bilateral Salpingectomy
Moral Object=Reducing the risk of ovarian cancer

Intention=To reduce the risk of cancer (Only for the good)

The good (preventing cancer) does occur as immediately as the bad (sterilization), and sterilization is not the means

The good (reducing the risk of pregnancy) is proportionate to the bad (sterilization) (Debated)

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