Jessin v. County of Shasta

This is an appeal from a judgment declaring voluntary nontherapeutie surgical sterilization to be legal in this state, and authorizing defendant. County of Shasta to perform such operations upon willing qualified medical indigents, as are the plaintiffs herein.

By their complaint for declaratory relief, plaintiffs, husband and wife and residents of Shasta County, allege they are unable to provide medical care and health services for themselves and are eligible to receive such services from Shasta General Hospital and the Shasta County Public Health Department. They contend that as they are…