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[–]radfem[S] 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (6 children)

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/11/03/500549503/male-birth-control-study-killed-after-men-complain-about-side-effects

Actually as it turns out men are just babies when it comes to the mildest of side effects.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/may/25/women-happier-without-children-or-a-spouse-happiness-expert

Also women are happier unmarried and childless.

As I said... men really need to start embracing vasectomies and stop burdening women.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (5 children)

The most common side effect was acne, and sometimes that acne was pretty severe. Some men also developed mood swings and in some cases those mood swings got pretty bad. One man developed severe depression, and another tried to commit suicide. Because of that, they cut the study short.

These aren't minor side effects that are few and far between, as with the pill.

Also women are happier unmarried and childless.

Some guy abusing some general data to flog his new book, source data which doesn't even make the claim. Are you really so gullible?

As I said... men really need to start embracing vasectomies and stop burdening women.

Your body, your choice, your responsibility. These are things women have been demanding for things like abortion. You can't have it both ways. If you want men to be 100% responsible for women getting pregnant, then they will have 100% responsibility for your choices thereafter.

[–]missdaisycan 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Nah, how about you "wrap" or "fap" it, and myob.

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

You don't think men getting vasectomies are 'their own business'?

[–]radfem[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

All of those cases are at the doctor's discretion, and you can find many such examples in the other direction: https://goodmenproject.com/newsroom/are-men-legally-required-to-ask-their-spouses-permission-for-a-vasectomy/

[–]radfem[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Buddy you have one source and it doesn’t even support you argument.

There’s no legal requirement for spousal consent and no minimum age for vasectomy other than the minimum age of consent. But while it’s not necessary to have spousal consent, it’s a really good idea, and involving the spouse in the decision is encouraged.

Meaning literally no doctor is telling any young unmarried man he can’t get snipped because what will his future wife will think.