A troubling situation for women around the world. No thanks to religion. :P Go here for a bigger version, thank you NeuroNotes.
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12 comments
July 28, 2014 at 7:08 am
tildeb
Hey Arb: I can’t read the graphic because it’s too small and no way to enlarge and no link to go to the source.
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July 28, 2014 at 7:32 am
N℮üґ☼N☮☂℮ṧ
Tildeb — here you go.
Click to access WorldwideContraceptives-740.pdf
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July 28, 2014 at 7:33 am
tildeb
Thanks!
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July 28, 2014 at 8:41 am
tnt666
I had tubal ligation at age 30. My doc asked if I wanted the permanent kind (cauterisation) or the reversible kind (stapling), of course I chose cauterisation. Everyone should have access to vasectomies and tubal ligation. There are NO side effects, and could be 100% reversible with just a little effort.
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July 28, 2014 at 8:52 am
N℮üґ☼N☮☂℮ṧ
@tnt666
Unfortunately, with the Roman Catholic Church buying up privates hospitals as fast as they can, vasectomies and tubals will not be an option for Americans. Of the 6 tops healthcare corporations in America, 4 are owned by the RCC.
Catholic hospitals care for 1 in 6 patients but that number is rising rapidly. Catholic hospitals and their employees are required to follow health care directives handed down by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Rather than care being dictated by medical science and patient preference, the Catholic hospitals and doctors are required to abide by “Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services”.
“Catholic health institutions may not promote or condone contraceptive practices.” . . . “Direct sterilization of either men or women, whether permanent or temporary, is not permitted in a Catholic health care institution.”
http://www.usccb.org/about/doctrine/ethical-and-religious-directives
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July 28, 2014 at 10:26 am
The Intransigent One
@neuronotes – know what’s really weird? In Canada we have Catholic-provided healthcare too, and they have similar directives in place, but I got my tubal done at a Catholic hospital. Still not sure how that was supposed to have worked – nothing indirect about what they did to my innards.
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July 28, 2014 at 10:57 am
The Arbourist
@TIO
I would highlight that in Canada we not have the grand drive toward the de-secularization of society (see also seppuku) thus nurses and doctors can still practice evidence based medicine.
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July 28, 2014 at 11:25 am
N℮üґ☼N☮☂℮ṧ
@ ITO — I doubt that would have been the case had you been living in America. They have really tightened their fanatical belts here. It wasn’t long ago that a U.S. bishop told one of their hospitals that even if a woman requires an abortion to save her life, let her die.
Bishop to hospitals: let women die, that’s an order
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July 28, 2014 at 11:28 am
N℮üґ☼N☮☂℮ṧ
The link didn’t work. Let’s trying this again.
http://freethoughtblogs.com/butterfliesandwheels/2012/03/bishop-to-hospitals-let-women-die-thats-an-order/
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July 28, 2014 at 2:10 pm
Marie
I had a “clip” tubal and got pregnant afterwards – I’m one in 10,000! Lucky me. It’s because of inaccessible birth control and the imperfection of birth control that abortion needs to be an option. But it would be much easier if we could ensure direct access to reliable birth control worldwide.
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July 28, 2014 at 10:54 pm
bleatmop
I would like to add that there is absolutely no surgery, tubal and vasectomies included, that have no “side effects”. All surgery is risky and can result in infection and complications from human or mechanical error.
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July 30, 2014 at 10:14 pm
The Arbourist
@Marie
Absolutely. But our friendly conservatives wither at the thought of saving women’s lives and giving them access to healthcare. :/
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