Men are rushing to get vasectomy procedures after Roe v. Wade was overturned, claims the “Vasectomy King” of Florida.
The number of requests for vasectomies has increased from four or five to 12 to 18 per day since the 1973 case that guaranteed the right to an abortion was overturned on June 24. Dr. Doug Stein reported this to The Washington Post.
The number that came in over the weekend was enormous, and the number that is still coming in far outpaces what we have seen in the past, according to Stein. “It was very noticeable Friday,” he continued.
Many of the men, he continued, “are saying that they have been contemplating a vasectomy for some time, and the Roe v. Wade decision was just the deciding factor that pushed them over the edge and caused them to submit the online registration.”
Stein has found himself booked through the end of August as men pour in for the procedure. He’s added more appointments in response to the demand.
Dr. John Curington, a colleague of Stein’s, concurred that more men, particularly those under the age of 30, are requesting the procedure as a result of Roe v. Wade being overturned.
According to Curington, who spoke to The Washington Post, “I’d say at least 60 to 70 percent are mentioning the Supreme Court decision.”
The 6-3 decision allowed each of the 50 states to set their own abortion regulations, some of which chose to outright outlaw the practice.
One state, Florida, intended to ban abortions after the 15-week mark. On June 30, a judge temporarily blocked the state abortion cap, but it might still go into effect.
When Thomas Figueroa, 27, made the decision to see Stein in the wake of the Supreme Court decision, he was already certain that he would never want children.
After considering it for a few years, Florida resident Figueroa set his appointment for a vasectomy for this coming Monday.
Figueroa told The Washington Post, “I put it on the back burner of my mind until very recently, when the Supreme Court decision happened.
“That was essentially the trigger there,” I said. My mind was forced to say: “I really don’t want kids, I guess.
I’m about to have this vasectomy “‘
The Supreme Court’s ruling prompted Eric Nisi, 29, to finally proceed with a vasectomy on Tuesday after years of contemplation, he told The Washington Post.
Nisi rushed to do the procedure after worrying birth control might become limited or restricted in Florida for his girlfriend Amanda Omelian, 33, who is currently on two types of birth control.
Urologists across the country also witnessed an increase in vasectomies after the Dobbs opinion leaked in early May, which was first reported by Politico.
Los Angeles urologist Philip Werthman reported a “300 to 400 percent” increase in consultations for the procedure, despite the fact that abortion is still legal in California, according to The Post.
In light of the Roe ruling, New York is also not imposing any restrictions, but urologist Marc Goldstein reports that he is seeing more appointments for vasectomies than requests for vasectomy reversals in the past.
He said to The Washington Post, “Now it’s the other way around.” So there has been a significant change.
According to Goldstein, other significant global events have also contributed to an increase in the practice.
He noticed a rise in vasectomies following the Great Recession of 2008, when more people were experiencing financial hardship.
Additionally, as more men worked remotely as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the practice increased.
As a result of “trigger laws” and previous bans that were reinstated after the June 24 ruling, abortion was automatically prohibited after the Roe decision in 18 US states.
These trigger laws were prepared by 13 states in the event that Roe was ever overturned.
These states include Wyoming, Idaho, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and South Dakota.
After the old laws were reinstated, five more states—Michigan, Wisconsin, Alabama, Arizona, and West Virginia—banned abortions.
Other states, such as Florida, Indiana, Montana, and Nebraska, have either put plans into effect or are developing plans to outlaw or restrict the practice.
States that have banned abortions haven’t had it easy, as many of them have been challenged in state courts by pro-abortion activists.
Kentucky and Florida were two of the most recent states to receive temporary restraining orders against their upcoming abortion bans and restrictions on Thursday.
Till a final decision is reached, abortions will continue in those states.
The state-enacted bans are also being challenged by abortion clinics in Ohio, Idaho, West Virginia, and Mississippi. As a result of “trigger laws” and previous bans that were reinstated after the June 24 ruling, abortion was automatically prohibited after the Roe decision in 18 US states.
These trigger laws were prepared by 13 states in the event that Roe was ever overturned.
These states include Wyoming, Idaho, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and South Dakota.
After the old laws were reinstated, five more states—Michigan, Wisconsin, Alabama, Arizona, and West Virginia—banned abortions.
Other states, such as Florida, Indiana, Montana, and Nebraska, have either put plans into effect or are developing plans to outlaw or restrict the practice.
States that have banned abortions haven’t had it easy, as many of them have been challenged in state courts by pro-abortion activists.
Kentucky and Florida were two of the most recent states to receive temporary restraining orders against their upcoming abortion bans and restrictions on Thursday.
Till a final decision is reached, abortions will continue in those states.
The state-enacted bans are also being challenged by abortion clinics in Ohio, Idaho, West Virginia, and Mississippi.