Sterilization of persons who are mentally retarded: proposed official policy statement. 1974


UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011640 Public Policy A course or method of action selected, usually by a government, from among alternatives to guide and determine present and future decisions. Social Policy,Affirmative Action,Migration Policy,Population Policy,Social Protection,Action, Affirmative,Migration Policies,Policies, Migration,Policies, Population,Policies, Public,Policies, Social,Policy, Migration,Policy, Population,Policy, Public,Policy, Social,Population Policies,Protection, Social,Public Policies,Social Policies
D005610 Freedom The rights of individuals to act and make decisions without external constraints. Liberty,Libertarianism,Freedoms
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D006806 Human Rights The right of the individual to cultural, social, economic, and educational opportunities as provided by society, e.g., right to work, right to education, and right to social security. Linguistic Rights,Right to Housing and Shelter,Rights of Indigenous Peoples,Collective Human Rights,Equal Rights,Human Rights, Collective,Indigenous Peoples Rights,Rights, Collective Human,Rights, Equal,Rights, Linguistic
D012952 Societies Organizations composed of members with common interests and whose professions may be similar. Organizations, Professional,Professional Organizations,Organization, Professional,Professional Organization
D013244 Sterilization, Involuntary Interference of a person's reproductive ability without the consent of the person or guardian. Compulsory Sterilization,Forced Sterilization,Involuntary Sterilization,Compulsory Sterilizations,Forced Sterilizations,Involuntary Sterilizations,Sterilization, Compulsory,Sterilization, Forced,Sterilizations, Compulsory,Sterilizations, Forced,Sterilizations, Involuntary
D013245 Sterilization, Reproductive Procedures to block or remove all or part of the genital tract for the purpose of rendering individuals sterile, incapable of reproduction. Surgical sterilization procedures are the most commonly used. There are also sterilization procedures involving chemical or physical means. Reproductive Sterilization,Voluntary Sterilization,Female Sterilization,Female Sterilization, Voluntary,Male Sterilization,Male Sterilization, Voluntary,Female Sterilizations,Female Sterilizations, Voluntary,Male Sterilizations,Male Sterilizations, Voluntary,Reproductive Sterilizations,Sterilization, Female,Sterilization, Male,Sterilization, Voluntary,Sterilizations, Female,Sterilizations, Male,Sterilizations, Reproductive,Sterilizations, Voluntary,Voluntary Female Sterilization,Voluntary Female Sterilizations,Voluntary Male Sterilization,Voluntary Male Sterilizations,Voluntary Sterilizations
D016743 Mental Competency The ability to understand the nature and effect of the act in which the individual is engaged. (From Black's Law Dictionary, 6th ed). Competency, Mental,Incompetency, Mental,Competence,Incompetence, Mental,Mental Competence,Competence, Mental,Mental Incompetence,Mental Incompetency
D019989 Persons with Mental Disabilities Persons diagnosed as having significantly lower than average intelligence and considerable problems in adapting to everyday life or lacking independence in regard to activities of daily living. Intellectually Disabled Persons,Mentally Disabled,Mentally Disabled Persons,Mentally Handicapped,Persons with Intellectual Disability,Mentally Retarded,Disabled Persons, Intellectually,Disabled, Mentally,Intellectually Disabled Person,Mentally Disabled Person,Person, Mentally Disabled,Persons, Intellectually Disabled,Persons, Mentally Disabled
D026684 Personal Autonomy Self-directing freedom and especially moral independence. An ethical principle holds that the autonomy of persons ought to be respected. (Bioethics Thesaurus) Autonomy, Personal,Free Will,Self Determination

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