Tubal Ligation

It was painful to hear but ultimately seemed the best course to Jessica Mann and her family. Because of a dangerous tumor in her brain, her doctor gently suggested that she take steps to make sure that she could not get pregnant again.

Iranian lawmakers approved a bill today criminalising birth-control surgeries amid a drop in the country's population, an Iranian news agency reported. 106 lawmakers out of 207 voted for the bill, which would imprison those convicted of performing vasectomies and tubal ligations for two to five years, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported.

It was painful to hear but ultimately seemed the best course to Jessica Mann and her family. Because of a dangerous tumor in her brain, her doctor gently suggested that she take steps to make sure that she could not get pregnant again.

Iranian lawmakers approved a bill today criminalising birth-control surgeries amid a drop in the country's population, an Iranian news agency reported. 106 lawmakers out of 207 voted for the bill, which would imprison those convicted of performing vasectomies and tubal ligations for two to five years, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported.