[Sioux-san]

Dear Rachel, you selfish tool. If you so desperately want those tubes ligated, are there no other hospitals in your vicinity to go for this procedure? Does your ob/gyn have privileges at only this hospital? Catholic Hospitals, this is one to fall on the Sword for, dontcha think?

[Mrs. Don-o]

“Procedures that induce sterility are permitted when their direct effect is the cure or alleviation of a present and serious pathology and a simpler treatment is not available.”

OK, somebody splain this to me:

I presume we're talking about a tubal ligation?

What "present and serious pathology" would justify a tubal ligation at the time of childbirth?

Anybody?