Although it ruled that there is no constitutional right to physician assisted suicide , 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 permissible if the actor intends only the good effect 译文尽管最高法庭裁定，宪法没有赋予医生帮助病人自杀的权利，然而它实际上认可了医疗界的“双效”原则，这个存在了好几个世纪的道德原则认为，某种行为具有双重效果（一个是意图达到的好效果，一个是可以预见的坏效果） ，那么，如果行为实施者只是想达到好的效果，这个行为就是可以允许的。
Although it ruled that there is no constitutional right to physician - assisted suicide , 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 permissible if the actor intends only the good effect :尽管它裁决并没有宪法权利来支持医生帮助下的自杀行为，最高法院实际上支持了被称为“双重效果”的医疗原则;这个已有几个世纪历史的道德原则认为一个可能有两个效果的行为? ?一个想要达到的好的效果和一个已经预见到的有害的效果? ?是被允许的，如果行为的实施者想要的只是好的效果的话。
Although it ruled that there is no constitutional right to physician - assisted suicide , 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 permissible if the actor intends only the good effect 尽管裁决认为，宪法没有赋予医生帮助病人自杀的权利，然而最高法庭实际上却认可了医疗界的“双效”原则，这个存在了好几个世纪的道德原则认为一个可能有两个效果的行为? ?一个想要达到的好的效果和一个已经预见到的有害的效果? ?是被允许的，如果行为的实施者想要的只是好的效果的话。
