title: Judgment, 25 October 1988.
abstract: The plaintiff brought suit against his insurance company to force it to pay for the cost of his wife's sterilization, which she had performed in order to avoid the danger to her connected with pregnancy.  The insurance company refused to pay arguing that the sterilization was not a necessary treatment for sickness covered by insurance but was only a protective measure against future suffering.  The High Court of Austria rejected this argument holding that treatment for sickness includes preventative measures designed to strengthen health.
mesh_terms: D001317:Austria; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D005060:Europe; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005376:Financial Management; D007348:Insurance, Health; D007603:Jurisprudence; D013245:Sterilization, Reproductive
keywords: Austria; Court Decision; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Europe; Family Planning; Female Sterilization--cost; Financial Activities; Health Insurance; Sterilization, Sexual; Western Europe