NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1973 SESSION

CHAPTER 998

SENATE BILL 915

AN ACT TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT FOR A WAITING PERIOD BETWEEN THE REQUEST FOR A VOLUNTARY STERILIZATION AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THE OPERATION.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  G.S. 90-271 as the same appears in the 1973 Cumulative Supplement to Volume 2C of the General Statutes is hereby amended by striking out the words and figures "at least 30 days" where they appear in lines 6 and 7 and in line 11 thereof.

Sec. 2.  G.S. 90-273 as the same appears in the 1965 Replacement Volume 2C of the General Statutes is hereby repealed.

Sec. 3.  G.S. 90-271 as the same appears in the 1971 Cumulative Supplement to Volume 2C of the General Statues is hereby amended by striking out the following words and figures:

"and provided, further, that a request in writing is also made at least 30 days prior to the performance of the operation by the spouse of such person, if there be one, unless the spouse has been declared mentally incompetent, or unless a separation agreement has been entered into between the spouse and the person to be operted upon, or unless the spouse and the person to be operated upon have been divorced from bed and board or have been divorced absolutely, or, in the case of a wife to be operated upon, unless she shall furnish an affidavit that her husband has abandoned her and failed to contribute to her support for at least the preceding six months;".

Sec. 4.  This act shall become effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 20th day of March, 1974.