Section 32128.10 Of Article 2. Powers From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 23. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 2.
32128.10
. No hospital established by the board of directors
pursuant to this article which permits sterilization operations for
contraceptive purposes to be performed therein, nor the medical staff
of such hospital, shall require the individual upon whom such a
sterilization operation is to be performed to meet any special
nonmedical qualifications, which are not imposed on individuals
seeking other types of operations in the hospital. Such prohibited
nonmedical qualifications shall include, but not be limited to, age,
marital status, and number of natural children.
Nothing in this section shall prohibit requirements relating to
the physical or mental condition of the individual or affect the
right of the attending physician to counsel or advise his patient as
to whether or not sterilization is appropriate. This section shall
not affect existing law with respect to individuals below the age of
majority.