title: Counseling women for tubal sterilization.
abstract: In view of the current concern about sterilization abuse, the federal government has issued guidelines to prevent women from being sterilized without their knowledge or consent. The authors describe a counseling program in a large inner-city hospital that followed these specifications.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003267:Contraception; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006773:Hospitals, Municipal; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D008722:Methods; D009519:New York City; D012947:Social Work; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal