Former patient testifies doctor told her future husband would regret it if she got tubes tied – CBC
Cape Breton doctor Manivasan Moodley facing professional misconduct hearing
Aug 22, 2024
A woman who sought a surgical procedure to prevent pregnancy testified Wednesday that a Cape Breton gynecologist told her the choice should be up to her future husband and that “no other doctor in Canada” would perform it on her.
The former patient, whose identity is protected by a publication ban, said she was seeking to get her “tubes tied” in 2017 and was given a consultation with Dr. Manivasan Moodley, who is currently facing a multi-day professional misconduct hearing in Bedford, N.S.
The woman was in her early 20s when she met with Moodley in his Sydney office, and is one of three former patients who have testified before a five-member panel at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia hearing.
She said Moodley asked her during her appointment if she had a partner, which she did, and testified he told her the boyfriend or a future husband would regret her decision to get a tubal ligation, which would sterilize her.
