Interest in visectime procedures has spiked since the draft opinion on rovy wade was leaked. Some have even called for men's bodies to police too, with mandatory vesectimes. Versectomes actually aren't really a procedure that we widely discuss,. i think there's still quite a lot of taboo and almost joking us around them.
The US supreme court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade will have a significant impact on the reproductive health and the safety of women who become pregnant in the US. Researchers have estimated it could increase maternal mortality in the country by 20%. The ruling also sparked debates around men’s reproductive options, including the role of vasectomies in pregnancy and abortion prevention. Madeleine Finlay speaks to historian Georgia Granger about the history of vasectomies, why they’ve ended up as part of the conversation about women’s reproductive rights, and hears why male sterilisation won’t solve America’s abortion problem. Help support our independent journalism at
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