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Robert is a doctor. One of his patients, whom he has diagnosed as HIV positive, is about to receive a blood transfusion prior to being released from the hospital. He has told Robert, in the confidence of their doctor - patient relationship, that after he gets his transfusion, and his medicine from Robert, he intends to infect as many people as possible with HIV starting that evening. Because Robert is bound by doctor - patient confidentiality, there is no legal way to stop this man from carrying out his plan. Even if Robert warned the police, they would not be able to arrest him, since his medical information is protected. It occurs to Robert that he could contaminate his medication by putting an untraceable poison in it that will kill him before he gets a chance to infect others. Should Robert poison this man in order to prevent him from spreading HIV?

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