In 15 – 20 sentences differentiate between the legal and ethical points of this case. Explain on the legal and ethical points.

A female patient, age 15, is brought to the hospital emergency room with complaints of recurrent kidney infections. The patient has stated that she has regular menstrual periods. The ER physician writes orders for a renal sonogram.
After taking the appropriate images of the kidneys, the sonographer begins taking a sonogram of the patient’s urinary bladder. The sonographer notes that the female is about 20 weeks pregnant and that there is no active fetal heartbeat.
The patient’s mother is in the waiting room and wants to come in and watch the sonogram.
In 15 – 20 sentences differentiate between the legal and ethical points of this case. Explain on the legal and ethical points.

 

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