Moerti Rahajani

  See also Trolley problem – a moral dilemma exploring the principle of double effect Competing harms and necessity – similar theories in civil law Lesser of two evils principle   Competing harms From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This law -related article is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it . Competing harms is a legal doctrine in certain U.S. states, particularly in New England . For example, the Maine Criminal Code holds that "Conduct that the person believes to be necessary to avoid imminent physical harm to that person or another is justifiable if the desirability and urgency of avoiding such harm outweigh, according to ordinary standards of reasonableness, the harm sought to be prevented by the statute defining the crime charged. The desirability and urgency of such conduct may not rest upon considerations pertaining to the morality and advisability of such statute." [1] New Hampshire has a similar sta...

Old age Main article: Old age The World Health Organization finds "no general agreement on the age at which a person becomes old." Most "developed countries" set the age as 60 or 65. However, in developing countries inability to make "active contribution" to society, not chronological age, marks the beginning of old age. [80] According to Erikson's stages of psychosocial development , old age is the stage in which individuals assess the quality of their lives. In reflecting on their lives, people in this age group develop a feeling of integrity if deciding that their lives were successful or a feeling of despair if evaluation of one's life indicates a failure to achieve goals. [81] Physically, older people experience a decline in muscular strength, reaction time, stamina, hearing, distance perception, and the sense of smell. [82] They also are more susceptible to diseases such as cancer and pneumonia due to a weakened immune syst...

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