9
In forceSterilisation
Schedule 2Types of matters
Part 2Personal matter
9 Sterilisation
(1)
Sterilisation is health care of an adult who is, or is reasonably likely to be, fertile that is intended, or reasonably likely, to make the adult, or ensure the adult is, permanently infertile.
Examples of sterilisation—
endometrial oblation, hysterectomy, tubal ligation and vasectomy
(2)
Sterilisation does not include health care primarily to treat organic malfunction or disease of the adult.
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