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.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, § 12W
Sterilization operations; consent
Known as the Registered Physical Therapists Law
The act spans §§ 112–112 (594 sections).
Official source: Massachusetts Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Massachusetts statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.