Chapter 12 Medical Law and Ethics Questions and Answers Rated A+

Chapter 12 Medical Law and Ethics Questions and Answers Rated A+ In the stage of human development between the 2nd and 12th week, the developing life is A. an embryo. The gestational period is the C. time from conception to birth. AID is the same as B. artificial insemination donor. The most common legal and ethical concern related to AID is B. legitimacy of the child and its support. AID records are ALL OF THE ABOVE. confidential, not a public record, & handled the same as adoption papers. In vitro fertilization occurs as a result of B&C. growth of the fertilized ovum in the laboratory & implantation of the fertilized ovum in the uterus. Surrogate motherhood allows the C. surrogate mother to be paid for medical expenses. The use of fertility drugs B. increases the chance of multiple births. Any action taken to prevent pregnancy from occurring is D. contraception. A woman's right to privacy, including the right to an abortion, is guaranteed by B. Roe v. Wade. The process of medically altering reproductive organs to prevent the possibility of producing children is D. sterilization. Sterilization requires A&B. written consent & a mentally competent adult. Voluntary sterilization of unmarried minors is B&C. forbidden in many states & allowed with authorization of the minor and parent or guardian in some states. Eugenic sterilization is A. considered unethical by many people. Castration or sterilization of another person without legal permission is considered to be C. assault and battery. The termination of a pregnancy before the fetus is viable is called B&C. induced abortion & spontaneous abortion. Initially, Roe v. Wade said that during the third trimester of pregnancy, the state C. may prohibit abortions except to save the life of the mother. Recommendations from the Roe v. Wade decision included all of the following except B. viability of the fetus is not required. A person appointed by the court to speak on behalf of an incapacitated party is called the B. guardian ad litem. An employee can abstain from assisting in an abortion procedure as a matter of A&B. conscience & religious conviction. Pro-choice advocates believe that ALL OF THE ABOVE. women have the right to choose what to do with their bodies, legalized abortions are safer for the woman, & a woman has the right to an abortion when she is the victim of rape or incest. Right-to-life advocates argue all of the following except D. the right of the unborn child takes precedence over the right of the mother. The conscience clause refers to A&B. hospitals not choosing to perform sterilization procedures & physicians and hospital personnel not being required to participate in sterilization. The study of heredity and its variation was discovered by C. Gregor Mendel. A means to detect couples who are at risk of passing on a genetic disease to their offspring is called B. genetic counseling.