{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-25.5-10-235","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 25.5-10-235","heading":"Limitations on sterilization.","body":"(1) Consent to sterilization shall be made neither a condition for release from any institution nor a condition for the exercise of any right, privilege, or freedom.\n\n(2) Nothing in this article requires any hospital or any person to participate in any sterilization, nor shall any hospital or any person be civilly or criminally liable for refusing to participate in any sterilization.","path":["Title 25.5 - HEALTH CARE POLICY AND FINANCING","Article 10 - Community Living","Part 2 - INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-25.5.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"0976616c9419ff62afd0d308b0212f23eea5a68c8c92b3b893079bdd1b3c01b3","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-25.5-10-234","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-25.5-10-236"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}