This article deals with legal and ethical aspects of sterilization of capable women of reproductive age. The authors point to the ethical and legal contradiction of establishing a high age criterium. Also, the authors consider the most common reasons for litigation during voluntary sterilization.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)557-565
Number of pages9
JournalВЕСТНИК САНКТ-ПЕТЕРБУРГСКОГО УНИВЕРСИТЕТА. ПРАВО
Volume10
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019

    Scopus subject areas

  • Social Sciences(all)

    Research areas

  • reproductive rights, medical sterilization, voluntary non-therapeutic sterilization, wrongful pregnancy, wrongful birth, informed consent to medical procedures, defects in medical care delivery, civil liability in obstetrics and gynecology, CONSENT

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