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Title 62A - Utah Human Services Code
Chapter 6 - Sterilization of a Person with a Disability
Section 103 - Sterilization of persons under 18 years of age.
Universal Citation: UT Code § 62A-6-103 (2017)
62A-6-103. Sterilization of persons under 18 years of age.
It is unlawful for a physician to sterilize a person who is under 18 years of age unless:
Enacted by Chapter 1, 1988 General Session
It is unlawful for a physician to sterilize a person who is under 18 years of age unless:
- (1) the person is married or otherwise emancipated and the physician, through careful examination and counseling, ensures that the person is capable of giving informed consent. If that person is institutionalized, the physician shall also ensure that no undue influence or coercion to consent has been placed on the person by nature of the fact that he is institutionalized; or
- (2) a petition has been filed in accordance with Section 62A-6-107, and an order authorizing sterilization has been entered by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Enacted by Chapter 1, 1988 General Session
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