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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.