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Madrigal v. Quilligan

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Madrigal v. Quilligan
In this case, ten Mexican American women filed a lawsuit against physicians and administrators at the Los Angeles County‑USC Medical Center. They alleged that they underwent tubal ligations without fully informed or voluntary consent while in labor or under duress. Judge Jesse W. Curtis Jr.…

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