{"data":{"id":"us-vt/18-v.s.a.-8708","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"18 V.S.A. § 8708","heading":"Involuntary sterilization","body":"(a) Any sterilization sought on behalf of a person with an intellectual disability or requested by any person denied a voluntary sterilization by section 8707 of this title shall be considered an involuntary sterilization.\n(b) Involuntary sterilizations may be performed only after a hearing in the Superior Court pursuant to sections 8709-8712 of this title. For the purposes of involuntary sterilization proceedings under this chapter, the person with an intellectual disability subject to a petition for sterilization shall be defined as the respondent.","path":["Title 18: Health","Chapter 204: Sterilization"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/18/204/08708","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:03Z","sha256":"1d4218e9dc6e8461c367b6f4ab94413738b47af86cb00be02bf4f2fc514f7a9c","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/18-v.s.a.-8707","next":"us-vt/18-v.s.a.-8709"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}