Response: New Words?

In response to JonDavid's post "Personal Thoughts on Killing vs. Letting Die" (January 29, 2012):
The idea that the usual usage of the term 'killing' has caused the idea that killing is worse than letting die, independent of any other variables, to become ingrained in our minds strikes me as a very good point.  Because of the almost subconscious negative implications of the term 'killing', it is very easy for a person arguing against euthanasia, for example, to make statements which are actually untrue seem plausible or even quite reasonable.  In modern English as it is used in America, in fact, 'killing' when used in regards to human beings has become virtually synonymous with 'murder' - which literally means 'unjustified killing'.

It might be helpful if there were a word which meant 'unjustified letting die'.  That would help people to give the same ethical subtext to killing and to letting die - whether that subtext was 'unjustified' or nothing at all.  As it is, perhaps it is best when using these terms in an argument to clarify that neither killing nor letting die is necessarily immoral, but that both can be depending on the circumstances.