And notice you, the guy, didn't have trouble. How old were you when you did this? Whereas if it had been your wife I bet you dollar to donuts she would have had people right and left trying to talk her out of her decision.

I have a friend who tried to get her tubes tied when she was under age 25, for medical reasons. She never did find a doctor who would do it because "she was too young and what would happen if she changed her mind". Her insurance also limited the doctor she could afford also.