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According to Steinbock, the Reason a Doctor Does Not Commit

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According to Steinbock, the reason a doctor does not commit homicide when she terminates extraordinary life-prolonging treatment is that she has, morally speaking, done nothing at all.


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Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity

A legal defence where the defendant is considered not responsible for their actions due to mental illness at the time of the crime.

Felony Cases

Legal cases that involve serious crimes, typically punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death.

Conditioned Stimulus

This term refers to a previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, eventually triggers a conditioned response.

Conditioned Response

An automatic response established by training to an ordinarily neutral stimulus.

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