[Sgt_Schultze]

If this woman's life would really have been in jeopardy if her child went full-term, why didn't the judge require at least a tubal ligation to protect the life of the mother in the future?

[geaux]

The abortion and tubal ligation to prevent future pregnancies were performed late Thursday at Jackson Memorial Hospital

Looks like they did.

[MineralMan]

"If this woman's life would really have been in jeopardy if her child went full-term, why didn't the judge require at least a tubal ligation to protect the life of the mother in the future?
"

Uh, that's just what happened. It's in the first sentence of the article. Reading is FUNdamental.

[tbpiper]

a retarded, deaf and seizure-prone rape victim

Why didn't they just kill her too? What possible value could her life be having all of those problems. Now somebody is going to have to take care of her like she's a baby.......</dripping sarcasim