Non-consensual sterilization of the adult with learning disabilities
Community nurses may be asked for advice on sterilization operations for adults with learning disabilities by worried parents/carers. This article sets out the legal position advocated by the English courts. Sterilization for adults with learning disabilities is generally non-consensual. The courts cannot consent on behalf of the adult but can rule on the lawfulness of the operation. Cases need not be brought before the court when the operation is to be carried out to treat a specific menstrual malady and where sterilization is an incidental result. However, the Law Commission (1995) has set guidelines which recommend that such operations require a certificate from an independent medical practitioner. In operations where the sole purpose is contraception the courts will always need to be involved. Their decision on the lawfulness of the operation will be based on what is in the person's best interests which in turn will be determined by reference to standards set by a responsible body of medical practitioners.
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Artikel |
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| Erscheinungsjahr: |
1998 |
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| Erschienen: |
1998 |
| Enthalten in: |
Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:7 |
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| Enthalten in: |
British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing) - 7(1998), 19 vom: 11. Okt., Seite 1172-6 |
| Sprache: |
Englisch |
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| Beteiligte Personen: |
Knifton, C [VerfasserIn] |
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Date Completed 31.12.1998 Date Revised 09.12.2020 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
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| 520 | |a Community nurses may be asked for advice on sterilization operations for adults with learning disabilities by worried parents/carers. This article sets out the legal position advocated by the English courts. Sterilization for adults with learning disabilities is generally non-consensual. The courts cannot consent on behalf of the adult but can rule on the lawfulness of the operation. Cases need not be brought before the court when the operation is to be carried out to treat a specific menstrual malady and where sterilization is an incidental result. However, the Law Commission (1995) has set guidelines which recommend that such operations require a certificate from an independent medical practitioner. In operations where the sole purpose is contraception the courts will always need to be involved. Their decision on the lawfulness of the operation will be based on what is in the person's best interests which in turn will be determined by reference to standards set by a responsible body of medical practitioners | ||
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