Tennessee Code 33-8-315 – Lobotomies upon children prohibited
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 33-8-315
- Child: means a person who is under eighteen (18) years of age. See Tennessee Code 33-1-101
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
Lobotomies for intervention or alteration of a mental, emotional or behavioral disorder shall not be performed on children, and the courts of this state are prohibited from ordering or authorizing the performance of the procedure upon any child.