Doctors say men are getting more vasectomies amid abortion restrictions nationwide

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“There was an increase of basically 100% in the number of vasectomies from the moment Roe v. Wade was overturned.” After the Supreme Court overturned the landmark case that protected abortion rights, doctors have seen a drastic increase in vasectomies.

are performed every year in the United States.

. “Since the Dobbs decision, we have seen an increasing number of male-bodied people coming and requesting this service [vasectomies],” Dr. Margaret Baum of Planned Parenthood told Live Action. “We performed 142 vasectomies in 2021. Already this year, we’ve done close to 200 in 2022.” Between 2007 and 2009, an estimated 150,000 to 180,000 additional men received a vasectomy, according to the

“We saw a bump up of about 20%-25% from 35- to 37-year-old men who had decided not to have any children in years prior, but had done nothing about it, and were purely relying on the partner for their contraception,” Guarin said. “Tubal ligation and other procedures for women are options, but they usually have a higher risk of complications and may cost more,” Dr. Nicholas Toepfer, a UCHealth urologist, said in a

 

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Had mine decades ago figured it was the least I could do after fathering 4 kids from the same woman

Doctors say this isn't the only major event that has pushed men to seek a permanent form of contraception. “During the Great Recession, there was a marked increase in requests for vasectomies, because people felt... they couldn't afford to have children.”

That’s good, because they’re probably people that should not be out spreading their corrupt immoral seed upon this world!

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