title: Sterilization and a mentally handicapped minor: providing consent for one who cannot.
authors.affiliation: Harvard University.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Applebaum
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: La Puma
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004412:Dysmenorrhea / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D026822:Ethicists; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005053:Eugenics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology; D008396:Maryland; D033242:Minors; D009042:Motivation; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D033282:Parental Consent; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013244:Sterilization, Involuntary; D013245:Sterilization, Reproductive / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*