Re: Homebirths

From: Joanne Bulley, MD (islesannie@yahoo.com)
Mon Nov 21 21:18:27 2005


Regarding vasectomy: when my folks decided on vasectomy (my mom was an RN - and had had an illegal "kitchen table" termination ... for my dad to ahve a vasectomy, he had to ahve a note signed by my mother's doctor saying she medically could not / should not have any more children (having already had three) ... my mom's doc said, "you can certainly have more children" and my mom said "but I am not - sign the paper"!

In some hospitals the "rules" for allowing sterilization procedures was something like 4 kids or more and 40 years old ... and various other rules. It was really left to each community or hospital to regulate this.

I am certain that Britain -- or any other country has laws - or local regulations - that would make others of us say "WHAT?!?!?" as well.

Joanne

At Mon, 21 Nov 2005, GA12L@aol.com wrote: >
>In a message dated 21/11/2005 15:10:33 GMT Standard Time,
>forcep@intercom.net writes:
>
>For the good ole USA ,Gail, you need know only two issues, Capitalism
>and our legal system.
>
>I would be afraid to practise under the conditions you lot do. You have my
>admiration.
>
>"In 1968 when I started practice if a
>woman wished a tubal ligation she was forced to get approval of two
>psychiatrist."
>
>You're not joking are you? What if a man wanted a vasectomy? I really do
>struggle to understand your system over there. I suppose I believe that if
>you pay for services then you should get what you want. For women over here
>services are free at the point of contact yet they have more choice than their
>American counterparts who pay. Doesn't make sense does it?
>
>Oh well, ces't la vie or is that le. German was never my strong point...
>
>Gail

--
Joanne Bulley, MD
Keene, NH, USA

"Love is indescribable and unconditional. I could tell you a thousand things that it is not, but not one that it is." — Duke Ellington, American jazz artist (1899-1974).





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