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Origin of ligation
1590–1600; < Late Latin ligātiōn- (stem of ligātiō ), equivalent to Latin ligāt ( us ) ( see ligate) + -iōn- -ion
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Last October, she took the definitive step of undergoing a sterilisation procedure known as tubal ligation - permanently closing the door on motherhood.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2025
Between 2020 and 2023, roughly 16,000 women in the East African country underwent tubal ligation, according to Kenya's health ministry.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2025
I didn't have to worry about that to the point where a year after we were married, I went ahead and had tubal ligation because he didn't want kids, I didn't want kids.
From Salon • Sep. 28, 2024
But tubal ligation is frequently promoted as a nearly bulletproof option that prevents pregnancy.
From Salon • Sep. 5, 2024
We won her freedom after establishing that she had had a tubal ligation five years prior to her arrest, which made it biologically impossible for her to conceive, let alone give birth to, a child.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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