Which term describes a situation in which a person must choose between two morally conflicting options with no clear right choice?

• A. Moral distress
• B. Moral dilemma
• C. Moral indifference
• D. Moral outrage

Answer: (B)

When you face two morally conflicting obligations and no option cleanly satisfies both, you’re in a moral dilemma. In this situation, each potential action carries ethical concerns, and there isn’t a single right answer that fully resolves the duties involved. The decision requires weighing competing values and likely outcomes to choose the path that best aligns with professional ethics and the overall good, even though every option has downsides. This differs from moral distress, which is when you know the right action but can’t take it due to external barriers, and from moral outrage or moral indifference, which involve anger or a lack of concern rather than a difficult choice between competing duties.