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Scenario

Why medical gatekeeping around sterilization feels infantilizing

I got sterilized at twenty-eight and my doctor made me wait six months and get psychological evaluations like I needed permission to know my own mind.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Healthcare systems often assume women cannot make permanent reproductive decisions without extensive safeguards against their own judgment.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Chosen childlessness and its social dimension?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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