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  2. Madrigal v. Quilligan - Wikipedia

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    Medical staff informed Consuelo Hermosillo that she was "high-risk" and thus could die from having another baby in an attempt to persuade her to give consent to sterilization. While in labor and awaiting surgery for c-section, the medical staff told Hermosillo that she could not continue with her c-section until she consented to tubal ligation.

  3. Sterilization law in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Tubal ligation and vasectomy are the only procedures which may be performed for the primary purpose of sterilization. The IHS requires for the patient to give informed consent to the operation, be at least 21 years of age, and not be institutionalized in a correctional or mental health facility. [13]

  4. Legal status of human sterilization by country - Wikipedia

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    20+ (women) or 25+ (men) years for contraceptive purposes, less if couple has two children. Spousal consent and has to have had one child that is a year old Indonesia Yes [1] Iran No In 2021 sterilization was prohibited except for medical purposes. [5] Ireland

  5. After Roe decision, an increased interest in sterilization ...

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    In a tubal ligation, the fallopian tubes are blocked, cut or tied to prevent the egg and sperm from meeting. In a bilateral salpingectomy, both fallopian tubes are removed entirely from the body.

  6. Tubal ligation - Wikipedia

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    Anesthesia for the tubal ligation will be the same as that being used for the Cesarean section itself, usually regional or general anesthesia. If the patient delivers vaginally and desires a postpartum tubal ligation, the surgeon will remove part or all of the fallopian tubes usually one or two days after the birth, during the same hospitalization.

  7. Eugenics in California - Wikipedia

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    In 1909 a eugenics law was passed in California allowing for state institutions to sterilize those deemed "unfit" or "feeble-minded". [12] The Asexualization Act authorized the involuntary sterilization of certain groups of people, including inmates of state hospitals, certain institutionalized people, life-sentenced prisoners, repeat offenders of certain sexual offenses, or simply repeat ...

  8. Sterilization of Latinas - Wikipedia

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    Sterilization of Latinas has been practiced in the United States on women of different Latin American identities, including those from Puerto Rico [1] and Mexico. [2] There is a significant history of such sterilization practices being conducted involuntarily, [3] in a coerced or forced manner, [4] as well as in more subtle forms such as that of constrained choice. [5]

  9. E (Mrs) v Eve - Wikipedia

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    Mrs. E. be authorized to consent to a tubal ligation operation being performed on Eve. [2] A major concern of the court was the fact that tubal ligation, in this instance, was non-therapeutic (i.e. not necessary for medical reasons) and that a hysterectomy, which was "authorized by the Appeal Division", was major surgery. [2]