Prob. Code, § 1969 · Chapter 6. Sterilization
Prob. Code, § 1969
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Nothing in this chapter shall infringe on the right of persons with developmental disabilities who are capable of giving consent to sterilization to give that consent without the necessity of a court order or substitute decisionmaker.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.
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