Quebec woman claims she’s been denied tubal ligation surgery
“I don’t think I would be fit to be a parent. I have a lot of mental health issues and anxiety and I’m really, really ADHD. I don’t say everyone like me shouldn’t have a baby … but in my case, I’m saying I wouldn’t be fit,” Emond explained. “I would gladly adopt before I have a baby, but I don’t want any at all.”Tubal ligation is a form of permanent contraception. It consists in tying or cutting a women’s fallopian tubes in order to prevent pregnancy.
“To me, it’s just a reflection, first of all, of gender inequity, because men have no problem accessing a vasectomy upon request,” Ravitsky said. “But beyond gender inequity, it’s really stemming from very strong cultural forces that still in 2022 see a woman who chooses not to have children throughout her life as not normal.”The Association of Quebec Obstetricians won’t comment on Emond’s case but in general terms says that should not be happening.
“In the worst-case scenario, you may harm a blood vessel, depending on how big that blood vessel is, you can even die of it,” Garcia said. “Tubal ligation has a failure rate of 0.5 per cent, which means five cases out of 1,000. If we’re talking about an IUD, the chances of getting pregnant are one in 1,000.”
According to statistics from the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec , Quebec’s health insurance provider, in 2011, 2,647 women underwent the procedure, compared with 1,398 women in 2021.Forced, coerced sterilization should be criminal offence in Canada: Senate reportIn 2021, 1,254 women over 30 years old received tubal ligation surgery compared with 144 women under 30 years old.
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