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Assignment:

You are the nurse again on the day the Masons return with their decision to have the abortion. What are some nursing approaches you can use with the Masons on this day? Consider your own values and beliefs about abortion and partial-birth abortion, while bearing in mind the diagnosis of Huntington's disease for the fetus.

1. What factors did the Masons most likely consider before making their decision? Some factors, among others, may be the following:

a. Whether they considered their fetus as having equal moral standing with them and other people

b. The love they have already developed for their future baby

c. The future care required for their very challenged child, especially when the Masons could no longer assist

d. The financial demands for the provision of care

2. How can the Masons justify having an abortion when Huntington's disease does not usually affect people until their middle 30s, well after reaching adulthood?

3. How does each principle-autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice-guide this case? Based on these principles, justify your nursing strategies from your response in question 2.