A woman from Tuktoyaktuk is alleging that an N.W.T. doctor permanently sterilized her without her consent, and is seeking $1 million in punitive damages against Dr. Andrew Kotaska and $5 million from the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority as his employer, among other damages.
In a statement of claim filed in the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories on April 12, 2021, the woman alleges that during surgery to address a painful cyst on her right ovary, Kotaska removed both her right and left ovaries and both fallopian tubes, rendering her sterile.
“Dr. Kotaska’s conduct was high-handed, oppressive and malicious,” the claim states.
