moral dilemma

[wixard]

read the below and answer as soon as you've finished reading


Scenario 1

A woman was near death from a unique kind of cancer. There is a drug that might save her. The drug costs $4,000 per dosage. The sick woman's husband, Heinz, went to everyone he knew to borrow the money and tried every legal means, but he could only get together about $2,000. He asked the doctor scientist who discovered the drug for a discount or let him pay later. But the doctor scientist refused.

Should Heinz break into the laboratory to steal the drug for his wife? Why or why not?


please don't google and just answer it, there is no wrong or right answer.

[buttons]

no cause shouldn't steal n should give back the money people gave him??? im confused, cant be as simple as that !

oh but then she will die. I DONT KNOW. ^ that was my first answer tho

[Empired]

Depends which perspective you look at it from really
To be honest, I don't think there's an answer either way. I'd ask the wife and see if she wants to have a shot at living or if she just wants to die peacefully and then go with whatever she says.

[Jurv]

depends on the woman's situation and how long she has left but i think he should break in or at least steal some money from someone

[Kardan]

Ignoring the circumstances (Like the wife is 90+ and won't live for much longer anyway/that the wife can cope with her husband being in jail for X years/how well the drug works) - yes.

[Rozi]

I can't answer these questions properly because I have too logical a mind so can't simply answer something without knowing the answer to all my questions haha.

Like how much of this medicine actually exists? I imagine if it's such a rare form of cancer, and the product is so expensive, there isn't that much. So what if he steals what is actually destined for someone who has paid, but is yet to receive the treatment? Not only would he be stealing, but could be causing the end of someone elses life.

Also how much does the medicine actually take to make? Maybe the scientist is actually not making a profit. He can't just afford to give it away, as that means he wouldn't have enough money to possibly develop a further cure which would be much cheaper and so could save many more lives.

Essentially I think it comes down to a battle between selfishness and seeing the wider impact of his actions. Of course it's horrible that his wife is going to die, and that he can't afford the cure, but to rob others of the people they love equally is not ok.



ok now gonna read the thread to see what others have said.

[Teabags]

depends.
morally, no.

[dbgtz]

He should break in because at least it gives the woman the chance to live. He need not be guilty for stealing it as life is more important than money and I imagine the scientist is well off and would be able to replicate the drug if it is at that price. Then when he's eventually convicted, he will probably receive some sypmathy and time to repay damages and what not.

[Cerys]

Unique as in nobody else has it?? If so, then he should take it. I mean, nobody else is gonna need it if she's the only person with it ;P

If not, then no. Somebody else could be more desperate for it, eg their child has the cancer therefore they need it more, surely??

I feel so harsh haha;3

[wixard]

really interesting to see what you guys say as everyone else i've spoken to has had an entirely different approach