Moral dilemmas abound today, especially in the area of health care. Newspapers, magazines, radio, and television daily highlight ethical issues in nuclear warfare, abortion, the right to refuse treatment, mercy killing, computerized medical records, human experimentation, informed consent, caring for the aged, equitable distribution of scarce resources, responsibility for environmental population, overpopulation, and many other issues. The existence of heated public debate on these topics is evidence that people have very different views of what is a morally right or wrong" action. The sophistication of health care today has expanded and complicated the ethical dilemmas we face as we decide what are the moral rights and responsibilities of health care workers and their patients."