[Osage Orange]

Besides the fact that sterilizing people is immoral - he was stupid for not getting a signed consent form.

Verbal consent is given ALL the time....In fact "medical necessity" consent is also given ALL the time.

Immoral? Really? Would you care to expound on that statement?

[wideawake]

Verbal consent is given ALL the time....In fact "medical necessity" consent is also given ALL the time.

For life saving measures.

If the ligation were necessary to save her life that would be one thing. This article portrays it as an extra, elective surgery.

Would you care to expound on that statement?

Sure. Sterilizing people is immoral. Artificial interference in a person's generative faculty for non-life-threatening reasons is contrary to right reason. If you don't want to have any more kids then you can either take advantage of your natural periods of infertility or you can refrain from intercourse.

It's pretty clear that this woman now deeply regrets her decision to neuter herself.