r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Jan 06 '25

Health After the US overturned Roe v Wade, permanent contraception surged among young adults living in states likely to ban abortion, new research found. Compared to May 2022, August 2022 saw 95% more vasectomies and 70% more tubal sterilizations performed on people between the ages of 19 and 26.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/06/permanent-contraception-abortion-roe-v-wade
22.3k Upvotes

95% Upvoted

1.1k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

186

u/Late-Experience-3778 Jan 07 '25

A lot of us got front row seats to how miserable our own parents were growing up.

139

u/ACaffeinatedWandress Jan 07 '25

I find it ironic that Baby Boomers bellyache about no grandkids. The take home message that generation gave me about having kids was that it was something I should do when I was good and ready for life to be over.

48

u/midnightauro Jan 07 '25

When I wanted more stress than I could ever imagine, the terrifying and invalidating experience of hospital birth because medical complications are severe in my family, and to never have enough money again, I should totally have kids.

I could never do anything for myself again, and I’d hate every miserable moment of having a little me as “payback” for how I was as a child.

“Are you sure you want surgery? Doesn’t that sound extreme?” the exact same people told me. Five years since this month, no second thoughts or regrets.

3

u/ArtODealio Jan 07 '25

My mother used to tell me “never have any children.” She said it very lovingly while touching my hair or face..

Years later, after I was married, she wanted to know when I was having kids..?

2

u/Saxboard4Cox Jan 07 '25

The word dysfunctional comes to mind. Not only was my parents dysfunctional but a lot of my friends parents were too.

1

u/PercentagePrize5900 Jan 09 '25

Or were abused by narcissistic siblings.