Abstract
Female Sterilization and Cognitive Disability in the United States, 2011-2015 1 Access to reproduction and sterilization are shaped by socioeconomic status, race, and ethnicity; of these methods, female sterilization is one of the most common contraceptive options in the United States. Documenting differences in rates of sterilization through the lens of disability improves understanding of sterilization patterns and helps everyone better combat the historic remnants of prejudice and discrimination against women with disabilities