. >> after the epidural and the anesthesia, dr nassar asked me or made a statement about the tubal ligation >> a tubal ligation procedure is a form of sterilization. >> i freaked out. i'm like, are we doing what? i'm like, no doctor please don't give me any outside procedure outside of this c-section. i haven't agreed on anything else. so he brought in a form for me to sign, declining the tuberlagation while i was strapped down on the table. you know not in my right mind. >> kim's story is not unique. according to a recent report by the center for investigative reporting, california women's prisons conducted at least 148 sterilizations between 2006 and 2010 without the state's approval. and possibly a 100 more dating back to the 1990s. >> it was just shocking to us, that this was being done by medical professionals across the state through these people. >> doctors cited in the report argued that sterilizing poor women would save the state welfare money in the future. they also said inmates were given a choice and not coerced. >> federal law is very clear that any entity that gets federal mo