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Nevilledog

(51,861 posts) Fri Apr 12, 2024, 03:25 PM Apr 12

More young people choosing permanent sterilization after abortion restrictions [View all]

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/womens-health/permanent-birth-control-increasing-abortion-bans-rcna147264

The number of young adults who chose tubal ligation and vasectomies as birth control jumped abruptly after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022 and has continued to rise, new research shows.

The paper, published Friday in JAMA Health Forum, is the first to focus specifically on the contraception choices of women and men ages 18 to 30 after the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ended the constitutional right to abortion.

Studying this age group is important because they are “much more likely to have an abortion and … to experience sterilization regret relative to their older counterparts,” said co-author Jacqueline Ellison, an assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health.

A vasectomy is a routine procedure in men that blocks sperm from reaching semen. Tubal ligation or sterilization involves cutting, tying or removing the fallopian tubes to prevent sperm from reaching the eggs.

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More young people choosing permanent sterilization after abortion restrictions [View all] Nevilledog Apr 12 OP

It's sad and tragic, but I can understand their decision. Passages Apr 12 #1

Why is it "sad" and "tragic"? brooklynite Apr 13 #30

The percentage of those making decisions based on their states Passages Apr 13 #32

My grandson got a vasectomy at 21. Aristus Apr 12 #2

I had one at 24 with two children. erronis Apr 12 #10

How long until the American taliban bans sterilization for women? zuul Apr 12 #3

Many states prohibit such operations pfitz59 Apr 12 #4

The Child Free subreddit has a list of doctors obamanut2012 Apr 12 #6

Which really is none of their damn business. Scrivener7 Apr 12 #14

Idaho in a few years will be populated by only lonely white men Traurigkeit Apr 12 #18

At least they'll have plenty of guns, with which to shoot themselves . . . hatrack Apr 13 #28

'Get out of that State' - B52s speak easy Apr 13 #31

People know whether or not they want children Warpy Apr 12 #5

I tried to get my tubes tied in my early twenties. Demobrat Apr 12 #7

Ah yes, the paternalistic, patronizing assholes of the medical profession Warpy Apr 12 #13

I tried at 30 and my female doctor said no. intheflow Apr 13 #25

I knew at 12 I did NOT wnat childrem obamanut2012 Apr 12 #8

Same here. I never talked about it. Demobrat Apr 12 #9

Same here. I heard: "oh you'll change your mind when you meed the right person!" CousinIT Apr 13 #27

In general, I think voluntary sterilization is an overreaction to Dobbs. maxsolomon Apr 12 #11

How so? WhiskeyGrinder Apr 12 #17

RvW is overturned, so you sterilize yourself? Seems rash. maxsolomon Apr 12 #22

One of the parties wants to get rid of birth control. It's not just about abortions. Nevilledog Apr 12 #23

Yes, I recognize that. maxsolomon Apr 12 #24

Talibangelicals have been after Roe and contraception all my life CousinIT Apr 13 #29

I think it's a course of action musette_sf Apr 13 #35

But every sperm is sacred. They're going to burn in hell. progressoid Apr 12 #12

With the cost of food, diapers and such, shelter, and energy going through the roof Barry Markson Apr 12 #15

I believe that if a person is uncertain or is vacillating about parenthood, they shouldn't take that route until they're Texin Apr 12 #16

10,000s of children are waiting for Adoption. Building familes is still an option Traurigkeit Apr 12 #19

Yeah Chi67 Apr 12 #20

My kids are 24 and 30 now. woodsprite Apr 13 #33

The JAMA paper states: sop Apr 12 #21

I had the procedure in my 20s. I knew I didn't want kids. CousinIT Apr 13 #26

I got snipped at 25 Ohio Joe Apr 13 #34