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SECTION 581-602
Health and welfare decisions
Family Court Act (FCT) CHAPTER 686, ARTICLE 5-C, PART 6
§ 581-602. Health and welfare decisions. A person acting as surrogate
has the right to make all health and welfare decisions regarding
them-self and their pregnancy, including but not limited to whether to
consent to a cesarean section or multiple embryo transfer, to utilize
the services of a health care practitioner of their choosing, whether to
terminate or continue the pregnancy, and whether to reduce or retain the
number of fetuses or embryos they are carrying.