Constitutional law--Maryland circuit courts have parens patriae jurisdiction to authorize guardians to consent to sterilization of incompetent minors when the procedure is medically necessary.
D000293:Adolescent; D002961:Civil Rights; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033222:Judicial Role; D007603:Jurisprudence; D007872:Legal Guardians; D008396:Maryland; D033242:Minors; D005791:Patient Care; D019989:Persons with Intellectual Disabilities; D012098:Reproduction; D013245:Sterilization, Reproductive; D020458:Third-Party Consent; D014930:Women
Genetics and Reproduction; Legal Approach; Wentzel v. Montgomery General Hospital, Inc.