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A male doctor refused to tie my tubes because a ‘woman shouldn’t make that decision without a man’, I was furious
A WOMAN has claimed a male doctor refused to tie her fallopian tubes as “a woman should not make that decision without a man”.
Sarah-Jo Baskin took to TikTok after someone asked people to share stories about the “most sexist thing a man has ever said to you.”
Sarah-Jo Baskin revealed on TikTok a male doctor had told her she can’t get her tubes tied after a traumatic labour[/caption]
Sarah-Jo recalled a conversation she had with a male doctor following the traumatic birth of her second child at the age of 27.
Complications put her and her son in medical danger – which lead her to not wanting to have any further children.
She explained: “Mine has got to be when I was 27 years old. I had just had my second child and I was talking to the doctor about getting my tubes tied because at that point I did not want any more children.
“The labour and delivery almost killed me and my son, so I was like, Nope, don’t want any more.”
Sarah-Jo recalled a conversation she had with a male doctor following the traumatic birth of her second child at the age of 27[/caption]
Although Sarah getting her fallopian tubes tied is well within her rights, she claims the male doctor refused to do it.
He told her he believes “it’s best that a man and a woman make that decision together” and that he thought she shouldn’t make the decision by herself.
Sarah-Jo was baffled by his refusal, and said: “What does that have to do with anything? This is my body and I want to have my tubes tied.”
The doctor allegedly responded: “I’m not tying your tubes, I do not think a woman should make that decision.”
This is my body and I want to have my tubes tied.
Sarah-Jo Baskin
Many people were quick to say that they hoped Sarah-Jo had reported him.
They also queried if he would have had the same hesitations if a man had asked him for a vasectomy.
The NHS website advises: “If you have a partner, discuss it with them before you decide.
“If possible, you should both agree to the procedure, but it’s not a legal requirement to get your partner’s permission.”
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