Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 5715 – Limitation of liability
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(a) No physician who performs a sterilization in compliance with this chapter shall be held liable for the respondent’s loss of procreative power.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 5715
- sterilization: means any surgical or medical procedure intended to render a person permanently unable to procreate. See Delaware Code Title 16 Sec. 5701
(b) No hospital or clinic wherein a sterilization in compliance with this chapter is performed shall be held liable for the respondent’s loss of procreative power.
(c) No physician, psychiatrist or psychologist who provides a report required by this chapter shall be held liable for the respondent’s loss of procreative power.
(d) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to excuse any physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, hospital or clinic from liability for malpractice.