Tennessee Hospital Denies Woman Sterilization Surgery, Citing Duty to “Sacred Fertility”
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The decision came as the woman was hours into pre-surgery preparations, and already had an IV in her arm.

cross-posted from: https://ibbit.at/post/187619

A Tennessee woman who sought to undergo sterilization surgery last week was abruptly blocked from receiving the procedure, with hospital staff informing her they decided they had a “duty to protect her sacred fertility.” The woman, Mojo Foster, sought a salpingectomy, a type of surgery that removes fallopian tubes, after several years of trying various birth control methods to no avail.

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  • Ech
    12·
    9 hours ago

    This is one of those things that, while it’s awful, it’s also a lucky break since they are clearly incapable of providing acceptable medical service.