Which of the Following Answers to the "Heinz Dilemma" Best

question 166

Multiple Choice

Which of the following answers to the "Heinz dilemma" best reflects postconventional moral reasoning?

• A)Heinz should steal the drug because he needs his wife and she might die without it.
• B)Heinz should steal the drug to avoid being blamed if his wife dies.
• C)People would lose respect for Heinz if he didn't at least try to save his wife by stealing the drug.
• D)Heinz must steal the drug because he has a duty to protect his wife.
• E)Heinz would be morally wrong not to steal the drug because it would violate his belief in the absolute value of human life.

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