12503. SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND THE 'RIGHT' TO HEALTH CARE. Takes a case analysis approach to considering the ethical and legal implications of the 'right' to health care in contemporary America. The implications (for individuals, health care providers, the society) are considered within the framework of a hypothetical new national health insurance system and the situation facing two hypothetical patients who are being denied treatment based either on their presumed 'responsibility' for their illness and/or their inability to pay for care. 7p., 11f., 7b.