The doctor's actions were correct because he respected Timothy's privacy and he could not assume that Carol had discussed this topic with Timothy. Timothy is in his first year of transition from child to adolescent and it is too soon for the doctor to discuss such an adult topic with Timothy.
Explanation:
This is correct because the in the second option there is opinions. "embarrassing topic" is an opinion, because it's not something that can be proved true of false, everybody may feel different about it. In the second option it also says "right thing to scare". Is it the right thing for doctors to scare their clients? Definitely not.
