{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-112-12w","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, § 12W","heading":"Sterilization operations; consent","body":"Section 12W. No physician shall perform, other than in an emergency, an operation which is intended to result in the sterilization of an individual unless he has a knowledgeable consent in writing from such individual. A physician who performs said operation without such consent shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars.","path":["Part I","Title XVI","Chapter 112"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXVI/Chapter112/Section12W","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:22:47Z","sha256":"dfe7bda576c2aaebb2ae799b166f167eec594d090ef6e34fc635f855da811f02","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-112-12v-1-2","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-112-12x"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}