A sterilization procedure authorized under this chapter shall not include hysterectomy or castration. However, if the report prepared under Section 1955 indicates that hysterectomy or castration is a medically necessary treatment, regardless of the need for sterilization, the court shall proceed pursuant to Section 2357.
Cal. Prob. Code § 1961
Sterilization
Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.
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