sterilization

The nation's Eugenic Protection Law, which allowed the government to sterilize anyone with certain conditions, was adopted in 1948 and repealed in 1996.
"I thought I would have up to five kids ... But it would be crazy to fall pregnant now."
The human rights group says policies in Latin America and the Caribbean are fueling violence against women.
Mercy Medical Center denied one woman's request to be sterilized after giving birth.