title: Medicaid Consent to Sterilization forms: historical, practical, ethical, and advocacy considerations.
abstract: The US government developed a Medicaid Consent to Sterilization form in the mid-1970s to protect vulnerable populations from coerced sterilization. US health care practices have evolved significantly since that time. The form, however, has not changed, and may be preventing access to desired services for the same vulnerable populations it was originally created to protect. This paper discusses the relevant historical, practical use, ethical, and advocacy considerations of the Medicaid sterilization consent form and proposes changes to make the form more pertinent to today's medical environment.
authors: *Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland †Departments of Reproductive Biology and Bioethics, MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio ‡Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee §Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Public Health, Schools of Public Health and Medicine, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana.
authors: Dana
authors: D
authors: Block-Abraham
authors: Kavita S
authors: KS
authors: Arora
authors: Danielle
authors: D
authors: Tate
authors: Rebekah E
authors: RE
authors: Gee
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D033161:Government Regulation; D006291:Health Policy / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000639:trends; D060728:Reproductive Health / Q000941:ethics / Q000266:history; D013245:Sterilization, Reproductive / Q000941:ethics / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States