Rana generally believes that killing is murder and is wrong but she also says,"sometimes assisted suicide might be the right thing to do so that a person in anguish can die with dignity." Kohlberg would most likely classify Rana's moral reasoning in which stage?
A) Social contract orientation
B) Good girl-good boy morality
C) Instrumental hedonism orientation
D) Law and order orientation

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Rana's reasoning indicates a belief in individual rights and weighing of consequences, which are characteristic of the social contract orientation stage in Kohlberg's theory of moral development. This stage recognizes the legitimacy of laws that promote the greater good while also adhering to ethical principles that protect individual rights.

Rana Generally Believes That Killing Is Murder and Is Wrong