We Know What's Best For The Little Woman

[filkertom]

By way of vixyish: Read, and read. And then, after you're done throwing up and gnashing your teeth and cursing these fucking evil moron Puritan babysitter wannabes to the skies, act, and act.

ETA: Honestly, gang, while I appreciate you asking if you can copy a link, you can pretty much assume that if I put the links up here and tell you to go do something about them, [a] they're reasonably safe, at least on a browser/system security basis, and [b] it's okay to copy 'em to your own LJ or wherever. Dang, but I've got a polite buncha friends. :)

Comments

Re: No longer pro-life

[bryanp.livejournal.com]

B) Most doctors will not do tubals or vasectomies on people who don't have at least 3 kids. Most childfree people fight very hard to get one. Beside, we're talking surgery with up to 6 month of pain (in my experience)

How very odd. When Beth and I were married we discussed a number of things. For various medical reasons it would have been a Bad Idea for her to become pregnant. I called my doctor, got a referral and got a vasectomy.

Re: No longer pro-life

[ladysoapmaker.livejournal.com]

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.

Re: No longer pro-life

[bryanp.livejournal.com]

I was 25 at the time. And you did say "tubals or vasectomies" so I thought I'd chime in with my experience.

As an aside I will state for the record that I am quite pro choice, even if I do find the concept distasteful. Though when I do explain my full views on abortion and capital punishment I tend to get people on both sides of the issue mad at me.