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    It is not the case that When the choice set itself is unjustly constrained, selecting the least-bad option within it does not render that option morally unproblematic.

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    • 1.If all options in a constrained set are genuinely available to the agent, the source of constraint is morally distinct from the choice itself.
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    • 2.Declaring the least-bad option 'morally problematic' offers agents no practical guidance and may paralyze action when some outcomes are preferable.
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    • 3.Moral evaluation of choices should focus on what was reasonably within the agent's control, not on systemic injustices upstream of their decision.
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    • 1.Moral status depends partly on how options came to exist, not only on their intrinsic properties. Unjust constraints taint all downstream choices.
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    • 2.Choosing the least-bad option under unjust constraints can reinforce or legitimize the system that created those constraints in the first place.
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    • 3.An agent retains moral responsibility for participating in unjust systems, even when objectively choosing the best available path within them.
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