Section 1258 Of Article 1. General From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 1.
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. No health facility which permits sterilization operations for
contraceptive purposes to be performed therein, nor the medical
staff of such health facility, 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 health facility.
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.