Why is it so damn hard to get your tubes tied? In this episode, Wyatt looks at the ways that gender and race play a role in why it is so difficult for many women to get tubal ligation surgery, and why for other women it may be unethically encouraged. 

Check out the links below for more information:

CDC. 2019. “Racial and Ethnic Disparities Continue in Pregnancy - Related Deaths”.  https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2019/p0905-racial-ethnic-disparities-pregnancy-deaths.html

Cunha, D. 2019. “The Outrageous Reasons These Women Couldn’t Get Their Tubes Tied” https://www.vice.com/en/article/9kxam7/tubal-ligation-requirements-doctor-denials

Dehlendorf, C., Rodriguez, M. I., Levy, K., Borrero, S., & Steinauer, J. (2010). Disparities in family planning. American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 202(3), 214–220. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2835625/

Equal Justice Initiative. 2013. “Racial Eugenics”. https://eji.org/news/history-racial-injustice-racial-eugenics/

Lowder, B. 2012. “Sterilize Me, Please”.  https://slate.com/human-interest/2012/07/getting-your-tubes-tied-why-do-young-women-have-a-hard-time-getting-sterilized.html