A nurse who tells family members the sex of a newborn baby without first consulting the parents would have committed which of the following?
1. A breach of privacy
2. Negligence
3. Malpractice
4. A breach of ethics
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Explanation: 1. A breach of privacy would have been committed in this situation, because informing other family members of the gender without the parents' consent violates the parents' right to privacy. The right to privacy is the right of a person to keep his person and property free from public scrutiny (or even from other family members).
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