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Read the moral dilemma: "In Europe, a woman was near death from a special kind of cancer.

There was one drug that the doctors thought might save her. It was a form of radium that a druggist in the same town had recently discovered. The drug was expensive to make, but the druggist was charging ten times what the drug cost him to make. He paid $400 for the radium and charged $4,000 for a small dose of the drug. The sick woman's husband, Heinz, went to everyone he knew to borrow the money, but he could only get together about $ 2,000 which is half of what it cost. He told the druggist that his wife was dying and asked him to sell it cheaper or let him pay later. But the druggist said: "No, I discovered the drug and I'm going to make money from it." So Heinz got desperate and broke into the man's store to steal the drug-for his wife. Should the husband have done that?" (Kohlberg, 1963).
SCENARIO FROM HEINZ DILEMMA: 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. Scenario 2 Heinz broke into the laboratory and stole the drug. The next day, the newspapers reported the break-in and theft. Brown, a police officer and a friend of Heinz remembered seeing Heinz last evening, behaving suspiciously near the laboratory. Later that night, he saw Heinz running away from the laboratory. Scenario 3 Officer Brown reported what he saw. Heinz was arrested and brought to court. If convicted, he faces up to two years' jail. Heinz was found guilty.

ANALYSIS:
1. Should Heinz break into the laboratory to steal the drug for his wife? Why or why not? = No, Heinz shouldnt stole the drug because there are so many ways to buy the drug. 2. Should Brown report what he saw? Why or why not? = Yes, Brown should report what he saw because it is his job as a police officer. 3. Should the judge sentence Heinz to prison? Why or why not? = Yes, The judge should sentence Heinz to prison for him to learn a lesson.

4. If you were Heinz would you steal the drug? Why? Why not? = No, I would not steal the drug there are so many ways to buy.

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