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Roe v Wade: why vasectomies are no answer to abortion restrictions

Roe v Wade: why vasectomies are no answer to abortion restrictions

Science Weekly vor 4 Jahren

The US supreme court recently overturned Roe v Wade, making abortions illegal in roughly half the country. The ruling sparked debate around men’s reproductive choices and vasectomies as a contraceptive method. Madeleine Finlay explores the dark history of

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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
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