Sentences with phrase «elective tubal»

Writing in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, they urge obstetricians to advocate for change to eliminate health care injustice in women's access to elective tubal sterilization.

But while elective tubal sterilization is readily available to women with a private source of payment, this is not the case for Medicaid beneficiaries who are required to wait 30 days, which can be impractical unless the paperwork is concluded well in advance of the birth.

«Regardless of who pays, the ethical and legal standard for the performance of elective tubal sterilization for permanent contraception for all patients is oral and written informed consent,» stated senior author Lawrence McCullough, PhD, of the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine.

Ob / gyn experts argue that this violates health care justice as elective tubal sterilization is readily available to women with a private source of payment.

Not exact matches

There are lots of elective surgical procedures that people do for convenience or comfort, for example knee replacements, hernia repairs (granted, some of those are emergent, but some are not), vasectomies, tubal ligations, etc..