Rachels's understanding of the 1973 AMA policy is that it forbids all mercy killing but permits some cases of allowing a person to die.

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Rachel's understanding is correct. The 1973 AMA policy forbids euthanasia or mercy killing, but it allows doctors to withhold or withdraw medical treatment in cases where it is deemed to be futile, or where the treatment would only prolong the patient's suffering. This is known as the doctrine of double effect.

Rachels's Understanding of the 1973 AMA Policy Is That It