You are working in a physician’s office and completing a history and physical on a sixteen year old girl. The mother steps out of the exam room to use the bathroom. T

You are working in a physician’s office and completing a history and physical on a sixteen year old girl. The mother steps out of the exam room to use the bathroom. The patient ask you if you can do a pregnancy test because she was raped. Legally and ethically what should your next step be? Should you include the patient’s mother? Explain and support your answer.

DQ2 At what age do you feel a minor should have a voice in their medical care? What if the minor’s consent to treatment is different from the parent’s? As a healthcare provider what should or can you do in this situation to protect the best interest of your patient? Explain and support your answer.