"I've wanted to pursue sterilization since I learned that that was something that a person could do. I've tried a lot of different options for birth control, none of them have worked for me. She added that she never wanted kids, has a history of assault, and is worried about living in a state with one of the strictest abortion bans in the country."
"Tennessee passed the Medical Ethics Defense Act in April, so doctors and hospitals can now refuse care if it goes against their moral, ethical, or religious view. In July, one doctor in the state refused prenatal care to a pregnant woman because she was unmarried, which went against his Christian values."
"The hospital wasn't going to allow them to go through with it, because they had concerns about the implications of sterilizing a woman so young. In 2024, they were found to have violated the EMTALA Act for delaying emergency medical care for a woman's ectopic pregnancy in Texas."
A woman scheduled for a salpingectomy at Ascension St. Thomas in Nashville was informed of the cancellation while already in pre-op with an IV. She had pursued sterilization after trying multiple birth control options without success, citing her history of assault and concerns about Tennessee's strict abortion ban. Tennessee's Medical Ethics Defense Act, passed in April, permits doctors and hospitals to refuse care based on moral, ethical, or religious views. The hospital's ethics committee expressed concerns about sterilizing a young woman. Ascension healthcare has faced previous legal challenges for denying women care, including a 2024 EMTALA Act violation involving delayed emergency care for an ectopic pregnancy.
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