Medicaid Policy on Sterilization — Anachronistic or Still Relevant?
- 9 January 2014
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in The New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 370 (2), 102-104
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmp1313325
Abstract
Though designed to protect vulnerable populations, federal policy regarding Medicaid-funded sterilization procedures such as tubal ligation creates substantial barriers for low-income women who wish to undergo such a procedure, restricting their reproductive autonomy.Keywords
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