MENTALLY RETARDED PERSON AND FAMILY LAW - A NORTH CAROLINA SURVEY

• NCJ Number: 19030
• Author(s): H R TURNBULL
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 13 pages
• Corporate Author: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Government
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

ANALYSIS OF NORTH CAROLINA STATUTORY RESTRICTIONS ON MENTALLY RETARDED PERSONS IN THE AREAS OF MARRIAGE, DIVORCE, ADOPTION, INVOLUNTARY STERILIZATION, ABORTION, BIRTH CONTROL, AND SEXUAL EXPRESSION.

Abstract

ALSO CONSIDERED ARE STATE LAWS REGARDING SEX OFFENSES RELATING TO PATIENTS OF CENTERS FOR THE MENTALLY RETARDED. THE AUTHOR MAINTAINS THAT THESE LAWS FAIL TO ADDRESS THE SOCIAL/SEXUAL PROBLEMS OF THE RETARDED DIRECTLY AND THAT THEY RAISE SERIOUS ISSUES OF SUBSTANTIVE DUE PROCESS AND EQUAL PROTECTION.