In re D. D.

—In a special proceeding to authorize the petitioner to consent to a surgical sterilization of her mentally retarded infant daughter, the petitioner appeals from an order of the Surrogate’s Court, Nassau County, dated September 28, 1977, which denied the application. Order affirmed, without costs or disbursements. The mother and natural guardian of the infant D. D. filed a verified petition with the Surrogate’s Court, Nassau County, in which she sought an order authorizing her to consent to the surgical sterilization of her daughter. The petition, which was supported by a physician’s letter,…