[Verified Answer]: Josie Ling is 12 weeks pregnant with her…

Josie Ling is 12 weeks pregnant with her fourth child. With 3 boys, Josie wants a girl and she plans this fourth child to be her last. Josie had an amniocentesis to determine the baby’s gender as well as check for other genetic disorders. Josie becomes distraught when she gets the results and finds out she is having a boy. She states that she wants a referral to a physician who can perform a pregnancy termination. Josie’s husband becomes angry and says he will not permit Josie to terminate the pregnancy just because of the child’s sex. The physician also objects to terminating the pregnancy based upon sex.