Singapore legislation
Clause 3
Clause 3
Treatment for sexual sterilization
(1)
Notwithstanding the provisions of any written law, but subject to the provisions of this section, it shall be lawful for a registered medical practitioner to carry out treatment for sexual sterilization.
(2)
A registered medical practitioner may carry out treatment for sexual sterilization on any person if the following conditions are satisfied, namely: —
in the case of a person over twenty-one years of age who is not married, if the person gives consent to such treatment;
in the case of a person under twenty-one years of age who is married, if the person gives consent to such treatment;
in the case of a person under twenty-one years of age who is not married, if the person together with his parent or guardian (if there is no parent living) give consent to such treatment;
in the case of a person who is married and is afflicted with any hereditary form of illness that is recurrent, mental illness, mental deficiency or epilepsy, if the wife or husband of that person gives consent on behalf of that person to such treatment;
in the case of a person who is not married and is afflicted with any form of hereditary form of illness that is recurrent, mental illness, mental deficiency or epilepsy, if a parent or guardian (if there is no parent) gives consent on behalf of that person to such treatment,so long as in the cases to which paragraphs (d) and (e) refer the registered medical practitioner certifies that the treatment is necessary in the interest of the person undergoing such treatment and of society generally.
(3)
Before a registered medical practitioner carries out treatment for sexual sterilization he shall give to the person undergoing such treatment, or to the person that gives consent to such treatment on his behalf, a full and reasonable explanation as to the meaning and consequences of such treatment and such person, or the person who gives consent on his behalf, shall certify that he clearly understands the meaning and consequences of such treatment.