You are working in a physician’s office and completing a history and physical on a sixteen year old girl. The mother steps out of the exam room to use the bathroom. The patient ask you if you can do a...

You are working in a physician’s office and completing a history and physical on a sixteen year old girl. The mother steps out of the exam room to use the bathroom. The patient ask you if you can do a pregnancy test because she was raped. Legally and ethically what should your next step be? Should you include the patient’s mother? Explain and support your answer.