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Question
Peter is an 84-year-old with a heart condition. He has no family and has minimal health insurance. He is on a fixed income and barely has enough money to survive. His doctor tells him that he needs to take a particular medicine for three months or his condition will severely worsen. The medicine will cost $450, and only $150 of the cost is covered by insurance. Peter goes to the bank and hands the teller a note saying, Give me $300, or I will detonate a bomb. When Peter is later apprehended, he tells the police that he stole the money to buy needed medicine. Understanding that bank robbery is a crime, is there an ethical theory that can serve to justify Peters actions?
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