Ethics Dilema

Ethics Dilemma
A village of people has been hard-hit by the HIV/Aids virus, and people are beginning to die in ever-increasing numbers. Many children are also infected. Those who are not face the prospect of growing up without their parents, in a household where an aging grandmother may be the only source of economic support.
The government of these villagers gives a sluggish response at best to the rising toll in human life and suffering. Some officials continue to deny the disease exists. A major pharmaceutical manufactures a critical drug that would help to stave off the ravages of the disease in these villagers. Unfortunately, neither the villagers nor their government can afford even the significantly reduced price that the company is willing to charge.
Neighboring third world governments have begun to manufacture their own drugs to combat this pandemic disease within their borders, but the pharmaceutical company's international patent rights pr...