If you were an American physician who accepted the active-passive distinction, you would also likely believe that, whereas euthanasia is always wrong, in some cases physician-assisted suicide may be permissible.

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The active-passive distinction typically refers to the difference between actively causing death (euthanasia) and allowing death to occur (passive euthanasia). Those who accept this distinction often view both euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide as morally problematic, though some may differentiate between the two.

If You Were an American Physician Who Accepted the Active-Passive