![]() ![]() If the patient is unwilling to involve her parents, encourage her to seek the advice and counsel of adults in whom she has confidence, including professional counselors, relatives, friends, teachers, or the clergy. Explore the minor patient’s reasons for not involving her parents (or guardian) and try to correct misconceptions that may be motivating the patient’s reluctance to involve parents.Strongly encourage the patient to discuss the pregnancy with her parents (or guardian).When an unemancipated minor requests abortion services, physicians should: In many places, the issue of confidentiality for minors who seek an abortion implicates competing ethical concerns apart from the abortion issue itself. Physicians should ascertain the law in their state on parental involvement to ensure that their practices are consistent with their legal obligations. ![]() In many jurisdictions, unemancipated minors are not permitted to request or receive abortion services without their parents’ knowledge and consent. Code of Medical Ethics Opinion 2.2.3 Code of Medical Ethics Opinion 2.2.3
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