Tag: sterilization

• Saturday, October 1st 2022 - 10:14 UTC

  Argentine authorities favor sterilization surgery starting at age 16

  

  Argentina's Health Ministry has launched a campaign aimed at enabling teenagers to have access to sterilization procedures such as a vasectomy or a tube ligation from the age of 16, it was reported in Buenos Aires.

• Tuesday, September 6th 2022 - 09:50 UTC

  Brazil changes law regarding female voluntary sterilization

  

  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro signed into law the bill lowering from 25 to 21 years the minimum age for voluntary sterilization, also allowing women to undergo the procedure right after giving birth, it was published Monday in the Diário Oficial da União (Official Gazette).