The right to be sterilised in your 20's, her body her choice?

[zenkai]

What's your thoughts? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/ar...procedure.html

'I know I never want children, so why can't I be sterilised in my 20s?' Holly Brockwell has made up her mind but is fighting GPs who refuse to grant her the NHS procedure

• Holly Brockwell, 29, says she's firm in her decision to never have children
• Taking hormone-based contraception leaves her with severe side-effects
• Yet several GPs have still refused her requests for a NHS sterilisation op

[CJack14dt]

What's your thoughts? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/ar...procedure.html

'I know I never want children, so why can't I be sterilised in my 20s?' Holly Brockwell has made up her mind but is fighting GPs who refuse to grant her the NHS procedure

• Holly Brockwell, 29, says she's firm in her decision to never have children
• Taking hormone-based contraception leaves her with severe side-effects
• Yet several GPs have still refused her requests for a NHS sterilisation op

My friend is trying to get this for herself as well. To me its just one of those things where in 10 years you'll think things you did when you were younger were really dumb.

[Imnick]

Sure, and if she regrets it later, then that's something she also has a right to do. No guarantee that she will!
We don't stop 20 year olds' from getting tattoos.

Also describing someone who is 29 as "in their 20s" makes them sound 9 years younger than they are...

[Tradewind]

Problem isn't whether or not she can get it done, but whether or not the NHS should pay for it. Since it's entirely elective.

[Deleted]

What's your thoughts? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/ar...procedure.html

'I know I never want children, so why can't I be sterilised in my 20s?' Holly Brockwell has made up her mind but is fighting GPs who refuse to grant her the NHS procedure

• Holly Brockwell, 29, says she's firm in her decision to never have children
• Taking hormone-based contraception leaves her with severe side-effects
• Yet several GPs have still refused her requests for a NHS sterilisation op

Maybe I don't understand the issue.

It totally is her body and should be totally her choice.

Maybe the GPs are concerned about side-effects, but it's still gotta be her call in the end.

Could it be that she's allowed to have the procedure, but it just isn't funded by the NHS?

[Xilurm]

God the commenters on that article... /sigh.

Yes it's her right. The doctor is a moron. Why? Because he thinks hes a counselor instead of a doctor.

[Lenonis]

Well, I guess it's a dual choice. People can choose to want to get sterilized early, but doctors can also choose to not perform a procedure they deem risky or potentially damaging to the patient.

I had a friend who wanted a vasectomy when he was young(ish). He had to shop around a while to find a doctor to do it but he eventually found one.

[Terridon]

Save a few eggs, then get this done, just incase, though I agree, it's her body, she should have a say.

This is pretty much the solution. Then there's the option to regret it.
Ultimately it should be her choice as long as she's not suffering from mental problems

[Imnick]

Probably a better idea to sterilize her if she does have a mental problem. Just sayin.

The issue of eugenics entirely aside, what it if isn't genetic and/or she recovers :U
This is a bad post.

[Poopymonster]

In order for me to do it, I had to be 25 or older and have a child already. That was through the Military, though.

Back in Michigan, gal wanted it done, she was 26. Doc said no, you'll want more kids. "But I have 3." Well what does your husband say about this? "I'm not married." You're going to have to wait until you're older.

[Revi]

It's her body, she has the right to make stupid mistakes as well (if it ends up being one). That said, I do think there should be a long reconsideration period and some sessions required with a doctor through that period to make sure it's not a "I'm a teenager/early twenties and hate kids lol" things. I know a lot of people who said they never wanted kids when they were young, and have later changed their minds.

[Netherspark]

If she wants it done she can pay for it herself. The NHS (british taxpayers) should not be footing the bill for her elective operation.

[Imnick]

Back in Michigan, gal wanted it done, she was 26. Doc said no, you'll want more kids. "But I have 3." Well what does your husband say about this? "I'm not married." You're going to have to wait until you're older.

She is 29.

[Jotaux]

My uncle had a vasectomy when he was 22. He ended up joining a cult 10 years later and wanted children so he got it reversed. They ended up adopting.

[zenkai]

Sure, and if she regrets it later, then that's something she also has a right to do. No guarantee that she will!
We don't stop 20 year olds' from getting tattoos.

Also describing someone who is 29 as "in their 20s" makes them sound 9 years younger than they are...

I think they wrote it that way because she has been trying to get it done since she was 26

[Deleted]

If she wants it done she can pay for it herself. The NHS (british taxpayers) should not be footing the bill for her elective operation.

This might be the core of the issue.

It happens a lot in the UK with the NHS (government funded healthcare)

People have been trying to get plastic surgery (literally, lip/butt/breast/etc implants, etc) on the NHS for years, it keeps coming up.

[Sett]

The 'wait until she is older' excuse is bullshit. She's 29, not 16.

[Baneusprime]

I don't see why not. I had a vasectomy for my 22nd birthday. I'm 41 now and still don't want children.

[zenkai]

My uncle had a vasectomy when he was 22. He ended up joining a cult 10 years later and wanted children so he got it reversed. They ended up adopting.

This literally made me LOL

[Xar226]

Assuming she's mentally sound I have no problem with her choosing to make this decision. Her body, her choice indeed.

Edit: Whether the NHS should pay for it is a more interesting question. I think they should pay for it under the same criteria as birth control: IE, if they would pay for birth control they should pay for an operation that has the same effect. If not, she can pay out of pocket.