According to the report (para. 12.19), the Ministry of Health has a policy to require consent of a woman's husband or partner prior to performing voluntary tubal ligations.
19. 报告称（第12.19段），卫生部有一项政策，要求妇女须事先征得丈夫或伴侣的同意才能进行自愿输卵管结扎手术。