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Medicaid Policy on Sterilization — Anachronistic or Still Relevant?

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: Though designed to protect vulnerable populations, federal policy regarding Medicaid-funded sterilization procedures such as tubal ligation creates substantial barriers for low-income women who wish to undergo such a procedure, restricting their reproductive autonomy.

Source: New England Journal of Medicine

DOI: 10.1056/nejmp1313325

Authors: Sonya Borrero, Nikki Zite, Joseph E. Potter, James Trussell

Institutions: University of Pittsburgh, Princeton University, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Hull York Medical School, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, The University of Texas at Austin

Language: English

Topic: Reproductive Health and Contraception

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

Funders: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Princeton University, University of Pittsburgh, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Award: G3650261931

OpenAlex ID: W2002493940

FWCI: 6.785

Cites: 4

Cited by: 90

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