What Point Does Rachels Intend to Make with the Example

question 1

Multiple Choice

What point does Rachels intend to make with the example of Jones letting his cousin drown in the bathtub?

• A) The difference between killing someone and letting them die is not in itself a morally relevant issue.
• B) We have a moral obligation to refrain from killing others but no obligation to intervene to prevent them from dying.
• C) Neither active nor passive euthanasia should be thought of as killing.
• D) Euthanasia is never permissible when the patient is a minor.

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