Law &. Ethics for Medical Careers 5th Edition by Karen Judson,Carlene Harrison

Exercise 47

Your neighbor's daughter, who is 16, has made an appoint­ment to see a physician in the clinic where you work as a medical assistant. You have assisted the physician with the examination of the girl, and he has determined that she is pregnant.
When the patient learns she is pregnant, she tearfully requests information about an abortion. What are you and the girl's physician allowed to tell her-both legally and ethically? Based on your personal values, what would you tell the girl?
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