The doctor’s response to the tubal ligation outraged her
He later recounted how the doctor refused his request:
“No and it is permanent”, was how the gynecologist denied her request.
The young woman went on to tell how she explained that was aware of it and for that reason he had attended that place; however, he gave him an answer that he did not expect at all:
Well, no, I won’t. You could meet the right man and change your mind, “said the gynecologist.
Olivia, once again, told him that this was not the right man, just she did not want to have children.
His clarifications did not make him change his position and He repeated again that he could change his mind and even gave him a brochure with information about the ‘IUD’ (Intrauterine device).
Similarly, he shared the reasons why I immediately discard this method.
“Many women who were denied the procedure were offered the device and still became pregnant, in the country there are many unwanted pregnancies and the Supreme Court wants to deal with everything with abortion. The number of children who are underfunded is disgustingly high, this should end,” Downs told his followers.
The controversial video racked up more than 2 million views, sparking a wave of comments about women’s rights and her decision not to have children.
The refusal by doctors to perform these procedures is NOT anything new
When many women go to health centers to request a tubal ligation, the medical staff questions their decision, asking if “You will not regret it in the future”, “if you are sure you are not a mother” or if “your partner agrees”, generating violence towards women and the autonomy to decide on their bodies.
Surgical sterilization is authorized in Mexico and is regulated by the Official Standard of Family Planning Services.
In this standard, establish as requirements for carrying out sterilizationthat the counseling service has been offered to the patient and that she gives her conscious and voluntary consent, which must be documented in writing.
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