NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – A Tennessee woman says Ascension St. Thomas Midtown canceled her scheduled sterilization surgery Friday morning hours after she had been admitted and an IV had been placed.
The woman said she had been seeking a salpingectomy — a surgery that removes the fallopian tubes — after years of trying other birth control options.
“Since I was young, I’ve never wanted kids. And I’ve wanted to pursue sterilization since I learned that that was something that a person could do,” she said. “I’ve tried a lot of different options for birth control. None of them have worked for me.”
Decision came from ethics committee, the woman says
The woman said she was admitted, spoke with the surgical team, and had an IV placed before waiting approximately three hours with no update. She said a group of nurses then informed her the procedure would not proceed…