Biomaterial Database

Parens patriae: judicial authority to order the sterilization of mental incompetents. 1981

N J West

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007603	Jurisprudence	The science or philosophy of law. Also, the application of the principles of law and justice to health and medicine.	Litigation,Medical Jurisprudence,Constitutional Law,Court Decision,Law,Legal Aspects,Legal Obligations,Legal Status,State Interest,Aspect, Legal,Aspects, Legal,Constitutional Laws,Court Decisions,Decision, Court,Decisions, Court,Interest, State,Interests, State,Jurisprudence, Medical,Law, Constitutional,Laws,Laws, Constitutional,Legal Aspect,Legal Obligation,Litigations,Obligation, Legal,Obligations, Legal,State Interests,Status, Legal
D008607	Intellectual Disability	Subnormal intellectual functioning which originates during the developmental period. This has multiple potential etiologies, including genetic defects and perinatal insults. Intelligence quotient (IQ) scores are commonly used to determine whether an individual has an intellectual disability. IQ scores between 70 and 79 are in the borderline range. Scores below 67 are in the disabled range. (from Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch55, p28)	Disability, Intellectual,Idiocy,Mental Retardation,Retardation, Mental,Deficiency, Mental,Intellectual Development Disorder,Mental Deficiency,Mental Retardation, Psychosocial,Deficiencies, Mental,Development Disorder, Intellectual,Development Disorders, Intellectual,Disabilities, Intellectual,Disorder, Intellectual Development,Disorders, Intellectual Development,Intellectual Development Disorders,Intellectual Disabilities,Mental Deficiencies,Mental Retardations, Psychosocial,Psychosocial Mental Retardation,Psychosocial Mental Retardations,Retardation, Psychosocial Mental,Retardations, Psychosocial Mental
D002961	Civil Rights	Legal guarantee protecting the individual from attack on personal liberties, right to fair trial, right to vote, and freedom from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin. (from http://www.usccr.gov/ accessed 1/31/2003)	Due Process,Minority Rights,Equal Protection,Legal Rights,Voting Rights,Civil Right,Legal Right,Minority Right,Protection, Equal,Right, Civil,Right, Legal,Right, Minority,Right, Voting,Rights, Civil,Rights, Legal,Rights, Minority,Rights, Voting,Voting Right
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
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
D014481	United States	A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.
D033222	Judicial Role	The kind of action or activity proper to the judiciary, particularly its responsibility for decision making.	Judicial Action,Judicial Bypass,Court Action,Judicial Consent,Action, Court,Action, Judicial,Actions, Court,Actions, Judicial,Bypass, Judicial,Consent, Judicial,Court Actions,Judicial Actions,Judicial Roles,Role, Judicial,Roles, Judicial
D033282	Parental Consent	Informed consent given by a parent on behalf of a minor or otherwise incompetent child.	Consent, Parental