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[–] Seleni@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

As others have said, technically yes but in practice it’s difficult. My friend has actual medical issues with hers, and the doctors were still like, ‘but you’re of childbearing age!’ and ‘what if you meet a man someday and he wants children?’ No consideration for her making decisions for her own body at all.

[–] Rozauhtuno@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 11 hours ago

Well, duh. The hypothetical husby takes priority!

[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 8 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I mean, I get that it’s hard to reverse. But like it should be a “we will note your desire but it’s not a decision you should make lightly. Go home and if you still want this procedure, come back in 2 months” at the very least.

[–] Seleni@lemmy.world 20 points 22 hours ago

Depending on how serious the operation is (it ranges from tube tying to outright removal) it’s pretty much impossible to reverse. Full removal also comes with long-term hormone issues.

I absolutely guarantee you that no woman makes that decision lightly. But we are treated as though we are not allowed to make it at all.

If we have a significant other, their desires are prioritized; only if they say ‘go ahead doc, I don’t want anymore kids’ will the doctor do the procedure. If we don’t have a significant other, then we are told that since we might have one someday, the doctor won’t do the procedure until this non-existent man turns up and decides if he wants kids or not.

There’s a reason we women keep a list of the few doctors in the US willing to respect our bodily autonomy and do the goddamn surgery.