Question 16 · LEK · Medical confidentiality
A 13-year-old girl reports to the doctor office with her grandmother. During the examination the doctor starts to suspect that the girl has been sexually abused by her stepfather. The girl confirms this suspicion but asks the doctor to keep it secret. In that situation the doctor:
- A. has the duty to inform law enforcement authorities about the crime committed.
- B. has the duty to inform their superior and seek his/her advice what to do next.
- C. has the duty to call up her mother to determine the course of events.
- D. has the duty to call up emergency shelter.
- E. should keep the medical secret but should call up her mother.
Hint
Sexual activity with a child under 15 is one of the offences that anyone with credible knowledge must report under the Penal Code.
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