Distinction between active and passive euthanasia

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James Rachels employs a thought experiment involving two men, Smith and Jones, who Rachels suggests demonstrate that killing someone is not necessarily morally worse than letting someone die. Describe Rachels' thought experiment and explain how it is supposed to relate to the morality of passive and active euthanasia.? What conclusions does Rachels draw about the moral significance of the distinction between active and passive euthanasia?

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