## Abstract Legitimate concerns on the part of parents and guardians may lead to requests for sterilization of a mentally retarded person in their care. At the same time, mentally retarded persons must be protected from actions that do not serve their best interests. This paper will review the hist
Ethical aspects of sexuality of persons with mental retardation
β Scribed by K. R. Held
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 486 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0146-1044
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