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ERIC Number: EJ496218
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0156-6555
The Legal Trends--Implications for Menstruation/Fertility Management for Young Women Who Have an Intellectual Disability.
Taylor, Miriam; Carlson, Glenys
International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, v40 n2 p133-58 1993
This paper reviews Family Court of Australia cases concerning performing hysterectomies on premenarchal women who have an intellectual disability, with specific reference to relevant Australian legislation. The paper discusses the implications for women who have an intellectual disability, which may have international applicability. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Contraception, Court Litigation, Federal Legislation, Females, Foreign Countries, Menstruation, Mental Retardation, Surgery
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia; Hysterectomies; Sterilization
Note: Theme Issue: Sharing a Vision of the Future.