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News (Media Awareness Project) - Tubal ligation means $200 for drug addict
Title:Tubal ligation means $200 for drug addict
Published On:1997-10-27
Source:San Jose Mercury News
Fetched On:2008-09-07 20:46:28
Tubal ligation means $200 for drug addict

STANTON (AP) A recovering drug addict who gave birth to five children
hooked on crack has undergone a tubal ligation in exchange for $200 from an
Orange County antidrug group, the program's founder said.

The woman, 28, identified as Sheila H., recently gave birth to a sixth
child, a boy. She remained clean during the pregnancy.

The surgery was paid for by Children Requiring a Caring Kommunity, or
CRACK. Founder Barbara Harris said Sheila was the first participant in the
program. She will be presented with a $200 check at a news conference Nov.
7.

Sheila's five crackaddicted children were taken from her at birth and
placed in foster homes. She has been in a substanceabuse program since the
early months of her latest pregnancy.

The program pays drugaddicted mothers $50 if they use Norplant, a
contraceptive implanted in the arm, or $20 if they choose Depo Provera, a
birth control injection. It pays $200 for tubal ligation.
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