Qualitative insights reveal support for permanent contraception requests among incarcerated pregnant people, suggesting a need for ethical guidance.
Physicians in our sample were supportive of requests for permanent contraception by pregnant people experiencing incarceration, when evidence of long-standing, autonomous decision-making was available, especially given the inherently coercive system in which these decisions are made. Our findings highlight the need for well-developed ethical guidance for physicians approaching the care of pregnant people experiencing incarceration who request permanent contraception.
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