The nurse is reviewing the 1973 Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade for a patient asking about an abortion. What should the nurse explain about the induction of a legal abortion?
1. It must be performed at a federally funded clinic.
2. It must be performed before the period of viability.
3. It must be performed at a military hospital overseas.
4. It must be performed to provide tissue for therapeutic research.
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Explanation:
1. Whether conducted at a federally funded clinic, abortion can be provided legally if under U.S. laws.
2. Abortion can be performed legally until the period of viability; after viability, the rights of the fetus take precedence.
3. Whether or not conducted at a military hospital overseas, abortion can be provided legally if under U.S. laws.
4. Abortion cannot be used to provide tissue for therapeutic research.
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