[utahagen]

No need to apologize; these nuances aren't easy to nail down. Your latest post is on-the-money. It is never morally permissible to directly do an evil (e.g., abort a baby) even for a good end (e.g., save the life of the mother). However, some actions have unintended, secondary reactions, such as chemo intended to kill cancer cells also could cause a miscarriage. These types of actions are sometimes morally licit.

[Dianna]

It is never morally permissible to directly do an evil (e.g., abort a baby) even for a good end (e.g., save the life of the mother).

It isn't morally permissable to kill an intruder who plans to rape my children?