Heinz's dilemma is a frequently used example in many ethics andmorality classes. One well-known version of the dilemma, used inLawrence Kohlberg's stages of moral development, is stated asfollows:
A woman was near death from a special kind of cancer. There wasone drug that the doctors thought might save her. It was a form ofradium that a druggist in the same town had recently discovered.The drug was expensive to make, but the druggist was charging tentimes what the drug cost him to produce. He paid $200 for theradium and charged $2,000 for a small dose of the drug. The sickwoman's husband, Heinz, went to everyone he knew to borrow themoney, but he could only get together about $1,000 which is half ofwhat it cost. He told the druggist that his wife was dying andasked him to sell it cheaper or let him pay later. But the druggistsaid: “No, I discovered the drug and I'm going to make money fromit.†So Heinz got desperate and broke into the man's laboratory tosteal the drug for his wife. Should Heinz have broken into thelaboratory to steal the drug for his wife? Why or why not?
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Theresa, Jose, and Darnell all have different opinions about thebest option in the Heinz dilemma.
Theresa agrees with option 1: Heinz should steal the drug andnot go to prison, because this is unfair.
Jose agrees with option 2: Heinz should not steal the drugbecause he would be breaking the law.
Darnell agrees with option 3: Heinz should steal the drug andaccept any prison sentence.
Write a justification for all 3 possibilities in the HeinzDilemma. This will require you to take 3 different perspectives onthe dilemma, including ones that you may not personally agree with.For each possibility, include these points:
