Both the American Medical Association and the American judicial system recognize a sharp distinction between "active euthanasia- and "passive euthanasia."" The first of these terms, "active euthanasia,"" refers to any action that directly contributes to the death of someone who is terminally ill or in great pain. ... In "Active and Passive Euthanasia,"" James Rachels rejects two of the three arguments that Callahan makes. ... The authors of these two articles disagree sharply about both the moral acceptability and the desirable legal status of active euthanasia. ... James Callahan insists tha...

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