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It’s fairly common to believe you shouldn’t kill people but have no responsibility to keep them alive.

Actually, believing they’re the same thing is more like EA utilitarianism, isn’t it? Almost noone has that philosophy and most would find it repulsive.

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>> It’s fairly common to believe you shouldn’t kill people but have no responsibility to keep them alive.

Which is why Roe v. Wade's recognition of abortion being protected until a fetus is considered viable.

But, that call out is worth also enumerating - a logically consistent position with that would be that it's legally acceptable to remove someone from life support. Potentially regardless of their wishes, depending on the level of nuance.

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