Woman claims "I was sterlized against my will!" after having 9 children...

[ASUADPi]

Originally Posted by deepimpact2

That is not the least bit relevant to this story. I don't think people should have babies and not take care of them, but this isn't really about that. Allegedly this woman elected to have one procedure and they performed a different one. Whether you like her lifestyle or not, if this is true, then it is basic medical malpractice and you can't have people deciding the merit of her case based on whether they agree with her having so many kids.

But the reality is we really don't know what went down. We are only get "her" side of the story as the hospital, doctors and nurses can't comment due to pending litigation (which leads me to believe that the hospital is fighting her claim, if that is the case I'm sure they have documentation that supports their claim).

The burden of proof is on her. She has to prove that she did not sign something that said yes to sterilization. For all we know, she could have and now she pissed about it. That is why they say to read before you sign. For all we know the hospital could have screwed up and gave her the wrong consent form to sign, but she did sign it. If she didn't read the document before signing, I'm sorry she has no one to blame but herself.

[deepimpact2]

Originally Posted by ASUADPi

But the reality is we really don't know what went down. We are only get "her" side of the story as the hospital, doctors and nurses can't comment due to pending litigation (which leads me to believe that the hospital is fighting her claim, if that is the case I'm sure they have documentation that supports their claim).

The burden of proof is on her. She has to prove that she did not sign something that said yes to sterilization. For all we know, she could have and now she pissed about it. That is why they say to read before you sign. For all we know the hospital could have screwed up and gave her the wrong consent form to sign, but she did sign it. If she didn't read the document before signing, I'm sorry she has no one to blame but herself.

No, we don't know what went down, but it isn't that uncommon to have doctors perform the wrong procedure on patients. You are implying that she may have done something herself to cause it to happen, but are you thinking that because you are judging her on having 9 kids or is that what you really think may have happened? If they cannot produce a consent form that she signed for the tubal ligation that fell within the guidelines for such procedures, then yes, they were wrong.