[Legal statutes on sterilization].
Sterilization in Yugoslavia is no population policy measure. Decision about the birth of children is free, a private problem of any individual, a basic right guaranteed by the Constitution. However, according to certain laws in Slovenia and Croatia, sterilization is allowed as a family planning method in persons over 35 year old. Only exceptionally can sterilization be applied in persons younger than 35 years: according to the Slovenian law, in cases when a person lacks the capacity of reasoning and also when there are medical indications, and according to the Croatian law, when there are medical and eugenic reasons (if the child is supposed to be born with negative congenital properties).
D000328:Adult; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D013245:Sterilization, Reproductive; D015022:Yugoslavia
Pravni propisi o sterilizaciji.