经济学

Although it ruled that there is no constitutional right to physician-assistedsuicide, the Court in effect supported the medical principle of “double effect,” a centuries-old moral principle holding that an action having two effects—a good one that is intended and a harmful one that is foreseen—is permissibleif the actor intends only the good effect.(Text4. 2002)

constitutional / ˌkɔnstiˈtju:ʃənl / adj.宪法的;章程的

suicide / ˈsu:isaid / n.自杀

in effect 实际上

moral / ˈmɔrəl / adj.道德的

permissible / pəˈmisəbl / adj.允许的;许可的

翻译：

尽管法庭认定宪法并未赋予医生协助病人自杀的权利，实际上却认可了“双效”医疗原则。这个存在了几个世纪的道德原则，认为一种具有双重效果的行为(即希望达到的好效果和可以预见的坏效果)是可以允许的，只要行为实施者的出发点只是为了好的效果。