{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-700","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 45a-700","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 45-78z). Surgical or other medical procedures which may result in sterilization.","body":"Nothing in sections 45a-690 to 45a-700, inclusive, shall limit surgical or other medical procedures which are medically indicated and which may result in sterilization. A hysterectomy shall not be performed for the purpose of sterilization or for the purpose of hygiene and sanitary care of a female's menses.","path":["TITLE 45a. PROBATE COURTS AND PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 802h*. PROTECTED PERSONS AND THEIR PROPERTY","PART VI. STERILIZATION"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_802h.htm#sec_45a-700","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:15Z","sha256":"4a7a0eb241b6b21182b547b7f0063b1bd186e2c35d983c718485fc570d9d1ec2","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-699a","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-45a-701-and-45a-702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}