31-20-2. Performance of sterilization procedure upon request.

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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia.

El texto siguiente es la ley tal como la imprime el estado, en inglés.

It shall be lawful for any physician to perform a sterilization procedure upon a person 18 years of age or over, or less than 18 years of age if legally married, provided that a request in writing is made by such person and provided, further, that, prior to or at the time of such request, a full and reasonable medical explanation is given by such physician to such person as to the meaning and consequence of such operation.

Las notas siguientes se imprimen con la sección, pero no son ley promulgada (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). Se muestran aparte del texto.

History

Ga. L. 1966, p. 453, § 2; Ga. L. 1970, p. 683, § 2; Ga. L. 1990, p. 325, § 1; Ga. L. 2025, p. 1029, § 31(52)/SB 153, effective July 1, 2025.

Amendments

The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “that, prior to or at the time of such request,” for “that prior to or at the time of such request” in the middle of this Code section.

Law reviews

For note on 1990 amendment of this Code section, see 7 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 309 (1990).

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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia.

Texto leído de t31-(v23)-2025-pdf.pdf, Volumen V23, edición 2025, páginas 853 a 854; acción de fusión: bound only; SHA-256 del archivo ba5a57f85d04.