title: Capacity, competence, consent: voluntary sterilization of the mentally retarded.
authors.forename: Gloria S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Neuwirth
authors.forename: Phyllis A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Heisler
authors.forename: Kenneth S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Goldrich
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003068:Coercion; D003267:Contraception; D030881:Disclosure; D026724:Ethical Review; D004989:Ethics; D005053:Eugenics; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D033222:Judicial Role; D007603:Jurisprudence; D007872:Legal Guardians; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D016743:Mental Competency; D033282:Parental Consent; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D019989:Persons with Intellectual Disabilities; D012098:Reproduction; D013219:State Government; D013245:Sterilization, Reproductive; D035521:Supreme Court Decisions; D020458:Third-Party Consent