Legal Opinion
California Medical Assn. v. Lackner
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 30, 1981No. Civ. 18214PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BLEASE, J.
The California Medical Association and four physicians (collectively referred to as CM A) appeal from a judgment upholding State Department of Health Services regulations which establish procedures for securing informed consent for human sterilization. We hold that the regulations reasonably implement the department’s regulatory authority over unnecessary operations. We affirm the judgment.
Facts
In May of 1977, the California Department of Health (now Department of Health Services) promulgated two regulations establishing procedures for securing informed consent for human…
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