The Doctrine of Double Effect states that
A) doing harm is always worse than allowing harm.
B) it is always wrong to intentionally harm others.
C) you are sometimes permitted to foreseeably cause certain harms, but you must never intend to cause those harms.
D) All of the above

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The Doctrine of Double Effect allows for certain harms to be foreseeably caused, but only if they are not intended. It does not prioritize doing harm over allowing harm or always condemn intentional harm.

The Doctrine of Double Effect States That