Explain why-according to standard catholic moral philosophy

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1. Explain why, according to standard Catholic moral philosophy, it is morally permissible to perform a hysterectomy on a pregnant woman with cancer of the uterus although causing the death of an innocent unborn child is, almost under any other circumstance, wrong.

2. Why do double effect’s defenders believe that it is superior to its alternatives?

3. Set out clearly three situations that, according to Foot, provide support for the doctrine of double effect. Explain how they are supposed to provide that support.

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