Is There a Renewed Push Into Funding and Trailing Different Male Contraceptive Options?

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Vesectimes are only a good contraceptive option for people certain that they don't want children. They're not relevant to those having abortions, because many will go on to have a wonted pregnancy later. Yet absolutely, as you say, men want to be able to share that responsibility and er to help alleviate the kind of burden on a single partner in a relationship. There has been no development in man's reproductive health since before the twentieth century.

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 theguardian.com/sciencepod