"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. I've tried a lot of different options for birth control. None of them have worked for me."
"I had spent a long time emotionally preparing, moving my schedule around it and just, you know, getting ready for the surgery. Women I know with chronic health issues have always struggled to feel listened to by doctors. Even not having any like, chronic health issues, I've struggled to feel listened to by doctors."
"Hours into her pre-surgery preparations, after she already had an IV placed in her arm, she was told by the Catholic Ethics Oversight Committee that she couldn't undergo the surgery."
Mojo Foster sought a salpingectomy at Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown after years of unsuccessful birth control attempts and a lifelong desire not to have children. Hours into pre-surgery preparations with an IV already placed, the Catholic Ethics Oversight Committee blocked the procedure, citing a duty to protect her fertility. Foster expressed frustration about not being heard by doctors despite extensive emotional preparation and schedule adjustments. The denial occurred under Tennessee's Medical Ethics Defense Act, passed in April, which permits doctors and medical centers to refuse procedures conflicting with their ethical beliefs. Foster awaits a refund for the prepaid surgery.
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