The slippery slope argument against the legalization of voluntary euthanasia

Journal of Social Philosophy 18 (1):12-27 (1987)
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In all great moral issues the moralist must choose and choosing has a price.

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10.1111/j.1467-9833.1987.tb00451.x

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Rule-utilitarianism and the slippery slope.Gregory W. Trianosky - 1978 - Journal of Philosophy 75 (8):414-424.
The Ethics of Suicide.Sidney Hook - 1927 - International Journal of Ethics 37 (2):173-188.

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