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Least Harm Principle

The "Least Harm Principle" is an ethical decision-making framework in conservation that belongs to the genus of normative principles and is differentiated by its specification that, when multiple courses of action are available, the morally preferable option is the one that inflicts the least harm on affected beings, particularly in contexts where human and non-human interests conflict.

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2017–2026

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Doing more good than harm – Building an evidence-base for conservation and environmental management

Andrew S. Pullin, Teri Knight · Biological Conservation · 2009 · 293 citations

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The Preference for Indirect Harm

Edward B. Royzman, Jonathan Baron · Social Justice Research · 2002 · 159 citations

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Selective first-trimester termination in octuplet and quadruplet pregnancies: clinical and ethical issues.

Evans Mi, Fletcher Jc, Zador Ie et al. · PubMed · 1988 · 145 citations

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The Least Harm Principle May Require that Humans Consume a Diet Containing Large Herbivores, Not a Vegan Diet

Steven Davis · Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics · 2003 · 113 citations

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Killing Minimally Responsible Threats

Saba Bazargan‐Forward · Ethics · 2014 · 101 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. DR
    David Richards

    University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 44 citations

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  2. FG
    Franklin G. Miller

    National Institutes of Health, United States

    2 publications · 42 citations

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  3. SB
    Saba Bazargan‐Forward

    UC San Diego Health System, United States

    2 publications · 115 citations

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  4. KF
    Kathryn Farr

    Portland State University, United States

    1 publications · 10 citations

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  5. HP
    Howard Pike

    Dalhousie University, Canada

    1 publications · 29 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Norwegian University of Life Sciences

    Ås, Norway

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    101 citations

  2. University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    81 citations

  3. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    28 citations

  4. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    44 citations

  5. Uppsala University

    Uppsala, Sweden

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  6. Memorial University of Newfoundland

    St. John's, Canada

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    58 citations

  7. UNSW Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    42 citations

  8. UC San Diego Health System

    San Diego, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

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  1. PubMed

    Repository · 2 publications · 155 citations

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  2. Perspectives in biology and medicine

    2 publications · 42 citations

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  3. Ethics

    2 publications · 132 citations

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  4. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 1 publications · 19 citations

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  5. Ethical Theory and Moral Practice

    1 publications · 23 citations

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