Medicaid's Postpartum Tubal Sterilization Policy's Effect on Vulnerable Populations
After the forced sterilizations of low-income and minority women were exposed in the 1970’s, new Medicaid policies were put into place in order to protect vulnerable populations. The revised policy included a mandatory consent form and a waiting period of 30 days between consent and procedure, as we...
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ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University
2015
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| Online Access: | http://scholarworks.gsu.edu/iph_theses/364 http://scholarworks.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1392&context=iph_theses |