Maria is struggling with whether or not to pursue medical school after she graduates from college. She is married and very concerned about whether she should have children before applying to medical school, whether she should just take her chances on medical school and deal with it if she gets pregnant, or whether she should wait until she finishes residency to have children. She has sought out help from you as a licensed professional counselor. Which of the following responses by the counselor is unethical?
A) "What are your thoughts about whether to continue on to medical school or not?"
B) "It is important that you think about how you are going to handle a child if you get pregnant while in school because that can't be easy."
C) C. "Sounds like you are really struggling with how to manage two different roles: student/worker and mother."
D) "How much of this decision do you feel responsible for making? How does your partner feel about each scenario?"

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B. This response implies a judgment or assumption about the difficulty of managing pregnancy or parenthood during medical school, which could influence the client's decision-making process based on the counselor's personal bias rather than the client's values and circumstances.

Maria Is Struggling with Whether or Not to Pursue Medical