Senate approves bill to remove sterilization authority for people with disabilities after amendment
The Senate adopted an amendment and passed House Bill 10-40, which removes an outdated statutory provision allowing sterilization of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities without informed consent, replacing it with an informed-consent standard.
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The Colorado Senate on March 10 approved House Bill 10-40 with an amendment clarifying that sterilization may not proceed in the absence of a person's informed consent.
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