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Section 24-9-1 - Sterilization; consent of abandoning spouse unnecessary.

24-9-1. Sterilization; consent of abandoning spouse unnecessary.

Any person, otherwise capable of consenting to medical treatment, need not obtain the consent of his spouse for his voluntary medical sterilization if such person has been abandoned by his spouse.