Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care, 3(9), May 2000, p.315.
Publisher:
Pavilion
A man with learning disabilities cannot be sterilised; a women can. The decision rests on the balance of risk to their physical and mental health. Discusses the law using a case example.
A man with learning disabilities cannot be sterilised; a women can. The decision rests on the balance of risk to their physical and mental health. Discusses the law using a case example.
Subject terms:
law, law courts, learning disabilities, men, mental health, risk, sex discrimination, sexuality, treatment, therapy and treatment, women, advocacy, decision making, Downs syndrome, health;