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A line demarking the propriety of state intervention into the lives of individuals has never been adequately drawn. It is not surprising that such a line is practically nonexistent, from the point of view of legal analysis, when the people subject to intervention are considered mentally retarded. Too infrequently the medical and privacy rights of these individuals go unrecognized and unheeded. There are several factors which collectively account for this.
Publication Date
1975
Volume
1
Publisher
Law and Psychology Review
First Page
57
Keywords
Disability, Sterilization, Psychology
Disciplines
Disability Law | Law | Law and Psychology
Recommended Citation
Monroe E. & Robert A.,
Sterilization, State Action, and the Concept of Consent,
1
Law and Psychology Review
57
(1975).
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/faculty-articles/377