ligation

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When she first approached a doctor about tubal ligation at the age of 23, she was met with resistance.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2025

Between 2020 and 2023, roughly 16,000 women in the East African country underwent tubal ligation, according to Kenya's health ministry.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2025

But tubal ligation is frequently promoted as a nearly bulletproof option that prevents pregnancy.

From Salon • Sep. 5, 2024

According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, tubal ligation is considered to be a “permanent” option, as there is less than 1 person who gets pregnant a year after the surgery.

From Salon • Sep. 5, 2024

We won her freedom after establishing that she had had a tubal ligation five years prior to her arrest, which made it biologically impossible for her to conceive, let alone give birth to, a child.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson