tubal ligation
noun
: ligation of the fallopian tubes that by preventing passage of ova from the ovaries to the uterus serves as a method of female sterilization
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Meanwhile, many doctors refuse to perform permanent birth-control procedures, such as tubal ligations, for fear that a patient will regret it—a concern that often seems grounded not in actual legal barriers but in paternalism.
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Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
Since then nearly a dozen U.S. studies have shown that Americans’ interest in permanent contraception—both vasectomies and tubal sterilization procedures such as tubal ligation—spiked in the months after Dobbs.
—Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2024
In the 18 months before the Dobbs decision, the rate of tubal ligations remained steady in all three groups.
—Theara Coleman, theweek, 13 Sep. 2024
Ashley Perez, a 29-year-old mother, died in April 2014 from internal bleeding following a C-section and tubal ligation in which an ovarian stitch gave way, according to Florida Health Department (DOH) documents.
—Holly Baltz, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2024
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Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
Since then nearly a dozen U.S. studies have shown that Americans’ interest in permanent contraception—both vasectomies and tubal sterilization procedures such as tubal ligation—spiked in the months after Dobbs.
—Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2024
In the 18 months before the Dobbs decision, the rate of tubal ligations remained steady in all three groups.
—Theara Coleman, theweek, 13 Sep. 2024
Ashley Perez, a 29-year-old mother, died in April 2014 from internal bleeding following a C-section and tubal ligation in which an ovarian stitch gave way, according to Florida Health Department (DOH) documents.
—Holly Baltz, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2024
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