08-16-2013, 07:06 AM
A high court judge has sanctioned the sterilisation of a man “in his best interests” in a landmark legal ruling.
The 36 year old from the Midlands has learning difficulties and already has a young son, born in 2010, with his girlfriend.
Mrs justice Eleanor King ruled that a vasectomy could take place after hearing that another child could cause the man “psychological harm”.
Mental health experts said the man was capable of understanding sexual consent but did not have the mental capacity to make decisions about contraception.
The 36 year old from the Midlands has learning difficulties and already has a young son, born in 2010, with his girlfriend.
Mrs justice Eleanor King ruled that a vasectomy could take place after hearing that another child could cause the man “psychological harm”.
Mental health experts said the man was capable of understanding sexual consent but did not have the mental capacity to make decisions about contraception.