Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, § 12W (2026)

Sterilization operations; consent

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Section 12W. No physician shall perform, other than in an emergency, an operation which is intended to result in the sterilization of an individual unless he has a knowledgeable consent in writing from such individual. A physician who performs said operation without such consent shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1982–1982 · leading case: In the Matter of Moe, 432 N.E.2d 712 (Mass. 1982).

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In the Matter of Moe, 432 N.E.2d 712 (Mass. 1982). · cites it 6× “478, § 95, provides that "[t]he guardian of a mentally retarded person shall act to *559 protect the welfare of such person and may utilize the services of agencies and individuals to provide necessary and desirable social and protective services of different types appropriate…”

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