Consider This Rule-Utilitarian Argument Against Legalizing Euthanasia: Passing a Law

question 12

Multiple Choice

Consider this rule-utilitarian argument against legalizing euthanasia: Passing a law to permit active voluntary euthanasia would inevitably lead to abuses such as more frequent use of nonvoluntary euthanasia and unnecessary killing;therefore,no such law should be passed.Such an argument is characterized as:

• A)abductive.
• B)Kantian.
• C)slippery slope.
• D)equivocation.

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