A dilemma from dilemmas.day
A single available treatment can save your terminally ill child. The hospital has allocated it to a priority orphan child. You can secretly swap their names in the database.
Still open. What would you do?
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Current split · aired 2026-09-01
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Do not intervene191 votesSwap the names
55% chose “Swap the names”.
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What each choice meant
A · Do not intervene
Your child passed away. The orphan survived.
The Absolutely Just — You uphold moral rules even when the cost is your own child's life.
B · Swap the names
Your child survived. The orphan passed away because of your choice.
The Ultimate Protector — No law or ethics stand above the survival of your own blood.