By C1 Staff
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A new report into the forced sterilization of California inmates stated that more than a quarter of those acts followed deficient consent procedures.
Sacbee reports that there were 18 cases where the waiting period between consent and surgery was potentially violated.
The auditor also found no evidence in 27 of 39 cases that the inmate’s doctor had signed a required consent form.
The federal health receiver’s office stated that the audit’s findings “date back to policy that was in effect in 1999, or possibly even before.”
The auditor suggested deferring the procedure of obtaining consent to hospitals where the sterilizations are performed.