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Oregon State University: Domestic Violence in India Linked With Higher Rates of Women Seeking Permanent Sterilization
June 27, 2020
CORVALLIS, Oregon, June 27 -- Oregon State University issued the following news:

Women in India who experience domestic violence are significantly more likely to seek permanent sterilization as a means of birth control than women who are not victims of abuse, a recent study by Oregon State University found.

The probability of victims of domestic violence choosing sterilization -- i.e. tubal ligation, or "tying the tubes" -- is compounded by women's upbrin . . .

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