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"Did you guys hear the disturbing story of the woman in Massachusetts who says doctors sterilized her without her permission? The story gets even more interesting when you add to the mix that she a.) already has 9 kids, b.) is on welfare, and c.) wants to have more kids. Let&amp;#x27;s discuss ... ABC News is reporting that Tessa Savicki, 35, the mother of 9 children in Massachusetts, is suing doctors at Baystate Medical Center for giving her an unwanted tubal ligation, effectively preventing her from having any more children. &amp;quot;They cannot correct this,&amp;quot; she told ABCNews.com. &amp;quot;You think you&amp;#x27;re safe at the hospital. You&amp;#x27;re not.&amp;quot; Savicki&amp;#x27;s attorney says she received the procedure after a C-section delivery of her 9th child. According to ABC: &amp;quot;Savicki&amp;#x27;s children range in age from 3 to 21 and she is a grandmother of one with another grandchild on the way. She had her first child, a boy, at age 13 after being raped. Getting back on her feet after a rough start--two of her children are on welfare and she is unemployed--Savicki said she&amp;#x27;s working toward her GED. Her three youngest children are with her fiance, Angel Tirado, who she said was hoping for one more baby. Their youngest, Manuel, was recently diagnosed with autism.&amp;quot; While spokespeople for the hospital have not commented on the matter, there was no consent form for the tubal ligation in her medical records, according to reports. &amp;quot;The issue here is a little broader and more involved than what people think,&amp;quot; said the woman&amp;#x27;s attorney, noting how sterilizations have been used throughout history to control populations deemed &amp;quot;unsavory.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;The issue is, who has the right to permanently sterilize a woman? Or a man?&amp;quot; I completely agree: As much as we&amp;#x27;d all like to hope that people have children in a responsible manner (and only have children when they can provide for them--remember Octomom?!), it&amp;#x27;s a scary day when doctors start playing God and choosing who can have children and who cannot. A very scary day. Your thoughts on this? More reading: *What do you think of Jenny McCarthy&amp;#x27;s prescription for hot yoga during pregnancy? *Five things you should never, ever, say to a pregnant woman... *The potential link between antibiotics and birth defects ... More Ways to Get Glamour You could win $50,000 just for registering or logging in to Glamour.com! Sign up for Glamour.com&amp;#x27;s Style Tips of the Week and Beauty Tip of the Day newsletters! Add Glamour to your iGoogle homepage. Follow us on Twitter! Photo: iStock "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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