an ethical dilemma

I need primary research (aka, to ask people) for my ethics assignment, so I'm going to ask for all your help. Please read the following paragraph and give me your honest answer and reasoning behind it. The more answers and opinions I get on this, the more it will help me with this assignment. So please, if you don't mind...

A child was near death with a rare virus. The only drug that might save him had recently been developed by a local doctor. The doctor had spent a great deal of time and money developing the drug and was charging ten times as much for it ($1,000) as it cost him to make it ($100). The boy’s father didn’t have enough money to buy it, even after trying as hard as he could to borrow the money. He asked the doctor to sell it to him at half the price or let him pay on credit, but the doctor refused. The father was desperate and stole the drug from the doctor’s office.

Ethical issue: Was the father right or wrong to steal the drug?

tired

People may have missed it earlier, so I'll repeat: please help me with my assignment. It's important for me not just to have your answer but the reasons behind it, too. So anyone who can spare 5-10 minutes just to give an opinion, I would greatly appreciate. And many thanks to those who've already contributed. <3


School today was long and, uh, school-like.


Potluck tomorrow. Have to make a vegetarian main dish, but haven't decided what, yet. Maybe chili? Or lasagna? Or california roll sushi? I dunno. Any suggestions?

most pointless entry ever.

I've been really missing having pink hair, lately. :( However, with life being what it is, I probably won't be able to go back to pink at least until the summer, if not longer.


Very sad.



P.S. New icon. :P