And such was the case for a TikToker who recently shared her experience getting rejected from tubal ligation surgery, which caught the attention of Fran Haydanek, an OB-GYN from Rochester, New York.

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Ashley Steffen went under the knife about a month after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, reversing the constitutional right to abortion. Steffen, 37, of Lansing, is among a ...

Mercy Hospital in Durango, the only hospital with labor and delivery services within 45 miles, plans to stop performing tubal ligation, a female sterilization procedure, in spring next year because ...

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In the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, clinics report a surge in demand for sterilization procedures. Doctors who perform abortions say they're seeing a lot more interest in ...

El Salvador is a young democracy that continues to struggle for socioeconomic growth and equality. In 2004, 36.1% of El Salvador's 6.8 million citizens lived below poverty level. [1] Such poverty ...