In the reading, Rachels asks us to consider this case: If letting die were in itself less bad than killing, then someone who said "After all, I didn't do anything except just stand there and watch the child drown. I didn't kill him; I only let him die," should have at least some weight. Rachels says, "But it does not. Such a 'defense' can only be regarded as a grotesque perversion of ..."
A) scientific fact.
B) governmental interference.
C) medical competence.
D) moral reasoning.

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Rachels is discussing the moral implications of the "defense" of letting someone die rather than actively killing them. Therefore, the correct answer is moral reasoning.

In the Reading, Rachels Asks Us to Consider This Case