WELTNER, Justice.
We have received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit the following certified questions:
"1. Whether the Georgia Voluntary Sterilization Act, OCGA § 31-20-2 [Code Ann. § 84-932], requires a physician to disclose any possible risks and complications associated with a sterilization procedure before a patient can validly consent to that procedure?
"2. If the answer to Question 1 is in the affirmative...
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