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Originally Posted by onetwo_threefour
That's an evasion, Murder is culpable homicide (i.e. a moral judgment) by simply using the term murder you incorporate a moral basis.
The question of whether euthanasia is culpable or non-culpable homicide is a perfect example. If you call it murder you are making a moral statement. If you call it mercy killing, you are also making a moral statement.
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It doesn't matter what you call it, it's a violation of property rights when one person kills another without the consent of the person being killed.
Smoking in a car violates the child's property rights by damaging the child's body. Smokers have the right to damage their own body, but not the property (bodies) of others unless the other person consents.