A couple are pregnant with their second child and, during a routine ultrasound, the physician discovers that the fetus is anencephalic. The life expectancy of an anencephalic baby is only a few weeks after birth. The couple struggle with the choice of whether to terminate the pregnancy at this time or to carry to term. The couple decide to terminate the pregnancy. What stage of the ethical decision making process is this?

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The couple has already made the decision to terminate the pregnancy, therefore they are acting on their choice. As they have already made the decision, they have already gone through the previous stages of ethical decision making including identifying options, determining desired outcomes, and evaluating outcomes of action.

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