{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2211","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 21-2211","heading":"Limitations.","body":"No person authorized to act pursuant to § 21-2210 shall have the power:\n\n(1)\nTo consent to an abortion, sterilization or psycho-surgery, unless authorized by a court; or\n\n(2)\nTo consent to convulsive therapy or behavior modification programs involving aversive stimuli, unless authorized by a court.","path":["Title 21. Fiduciary Relations and Persons with Mental Illness. [Enacted title]","Chapter 22. Health-Care Decisions.","Subchapter I. Durable Power of Attorney"],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/21-2211","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"bba3c4cf22f4252a51f4e39cb16bd358a54fba60780c14eec39f6af1bcf8c7e4","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2210","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-21-2212"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}