{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-20-2","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 31-20-2","heading":"Performance of sterilization procedure upon request.","body":"It shall be lawful for any physician to perform a sterilization procedure upon a person 18 years of age or over, or less than 18 years of age if legally married, provided that a request in writing is made by such person and provided, further, that prior to or at the time of such request a full and reasonable medical explanation is given by such physician to such person as to the meaning and consequence of such operation.","path":["TITLE 31 Health","CHAPTER 20 Performance of Sterilization Procedures"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.31.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"eb334a4a1e17b4268a930d846d07536b4db6d501824b909ff9fdb68ab10cf288","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-20-1","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-31-20-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}