A Woman's Sterilization Surgery Was Canceled In Pre-Op By The Hospital's Religious Ethics Committee

"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. She was told the decision was handed down by the hospital's Catholic Ethics Oversight Committee, which cited a duty to protect her sacred fertility."

"Foster never wanted children and knew she wanted a sterilization procedure from the moment she first heard about them. She had tried many forms of birth control over the years but told WSMV that none of them worked for her. She is also a sexual assault survivor, which contributed to her decision to have the surgery."

Mojo Foster, a Tennessee woman, had her scheduled salpingectomy (Fallopian tube removal) cancelled while already in pre-operative preparation with an IV in place. The hospital's Catholic Ethics Oversight Committee halted the procedure, claiming a duty to protect her sacred fertility. Foster had thoroughly considered the decision, having tried multiple birth control methods that failed her needs. As a sexual assault survivor, she sought sterilization partly due to Tennessee's strict abortion ban with no exceptions for rape or incest. A Tennessee law passed last year permits hospitals to make such decisions based on religious ethics considerations, enabling the cancellation despite Foster's informed consent and readiness for surgery.

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