The Legislature finds and declares that sterilization procedures are generally irreversible and represent potentially permanent and highly significant consequences for the patient involved. The Legislature recognizes that certain legal safeguards are necessary to prevent indiscriminate and unnecessary sterilization and to assure equal access to desired medical procedures for all Maine citizens.
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 34-B, § 7002
Legislative intent
Known as the Due Process in Sterilization Act
The act spans §§ 7001–7017 (17 sections).
PL 1983, c. 459, §7 (NEW).
Official source: Maine Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Maine statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.