Flowers v. District of Columbia

KERN, Associate Judge, Retired:

This appeal comes to the court upon an Agreed Statement in lieu of the Record on Appeal pursuant to DCCA Rule 10(k). According to the agreed statement of facts, after the birth of appellant’s third child, appellant and the father of two of her children determined that they could not afford additional children. Therefore, on May 9, 1978, appellant underwent a laparo-scopic cauterization to prevent her from becoming pregnant in the future. This surgery was performed by Dr. Marsha Berkeley, assisted by Dr. Richard Peters, both of whom were agents of the District.

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