The "Heinz' Dilemma" is basically, would you steal a drug that you can't afford that could possibly save your wife's life. If it were me, I would definitely steal the drug because if there was a chance to save my spouse I would definitely take it, no matter the consequences.
Now, if I were to look at Kohlberg’s levels and stages of moral development to see where my response fits, I would say I was in the first level, "Pre-conventional" and the stage of "Hedonism". This is because we do something because we want something, so the doing would be stealing the drug and the wanting, is wanting my spouse to survive.
The other possibilities to Kohlberg’s levels/stages are also under pre-conventional is "punishment", where you don't do something due to the punishment you’d receive for doing it. Under the Conventional level, is "nice girl/boy" where you don't do something because of how others will see you, "law and order", because it’s against the law. Then the third and final level is post-conventional which has the stage of "social contract", which is we do what is best for society, or what allows society to function, and the other stage is "universal ethical".
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