Permanent sterilization of mentally disabled individuals: a case study.
Caralis
Dena
D
Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63131, USA.
Kodner
Ira J
IJ
Brown
Douglas E
DE
D000293:Adolescent; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000523:psychology; D016743:Mental Competency; D010290:Parents; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D043762:Reproductive Behavior; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D013244:Sterilization, Involuntary / Q000941:ethics*