A dilemma from dilemmas.day
You are the on-duty doctor. There is only one ICU ventilator left. You must choose whether to connect it to your own 78-year-old father or to a 35-year-old stranger with three young children who will otherwise die in a few hours.
Still open. What would you do?
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Current split · aired 2026-10-06
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Save my father247 votesSave the stranger
51% chose “Save my father”.
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What each choice meant
A · Save my father
You saved your father. The stranger died.
The Loyal Son — Filial duty and love for your family come before any rule.
B · Save the stranger
You saved the stranger. Your father died.
The Just Doctor — You uphold the oath to save the life with more years ahead, without favoritism.