sterilization. 1. The act of making (a person or other living thing) permanently unable to reproduce. 2. The act of depriving (a person or other living thing) of reproductive organs; esp., castration. — Also termed (in both senses) asexualization.
sterilization n. (1)绝育(手术) 绝育手术可因为避孕、治疗、优生或刑罚等而实施。在美国一些州的制定法中规定可对某些特定的罪犯施行惩罚性的绝育手术。另有一些州允许对某些精神病患者施行此手术，以剥夺其生育权。 (2)消毒；灭菌
reproductive rights. A person’s constitutionally protected rights relating to the control of his or her procreative activities; specif., the cluster of civil liberties relating to pregnancy, abortion, and sterilization, esp. the personal bodily rights of a woman in her decision whether to become pregnant or bear a child. • The phrase includes the idea of
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habitual criminal 〈美〉惯犯；累犯 作为加重量刑的情节之一，指先前已有犯罪记录的罪犯。在英国，累犯被称之为「persistent offender」。 (→sterilization; recidivist)
wrongful-pregnancy action. A lawsuit brought by a parent for damages resulting from a pregnancy following a failed sterilization. — Also termed wrongful-conception action. [Cases: Health 686.]
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