Nhs And Non-Medical Surgery

[El Cid]

There was a similar story on the BBC news tonight.

 

" A 30-year-old journalist has been sterilised after what she describes as a “four-year battle with the NHS” to have the procedure done. "

 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/woman-who-never-wanted-children-wins-nhs-sterilisation-battle-a7030481.html

 

As others were, I thought straight away it was wrong; it is not contraception, but then so too is a steralisation in men.

 

What other examples are there of surgical operations due to a social requirment?

[Top Cats Hat]

1 hour ago, El Cid said:

What other examples are there of surgical operations due to a social requirment?

How do you know that it was a ‘social requirement’?

[El Cid]

3 minutes ago, Top Cats Hat said:

How do you know that it was a ‘social requirement’?

It wasn't a health reqiremnt, she had a healthy body and she wanted it surgically changing so that she didn't have children.

[Obelix]

One of the things about social medicine is that you have to let people have procedures that you personally dont think is needed.

 

[El Cid]

5 minutes ago, Obelix said:

One of the things about social medicine is that you have to let people have procedures that you personally dont think is needed.

 

Like tattoo removal and other cosmetic surgery, it just makes you think about what our NHS does.

[Top Cats Hat]

37 minutes ago, El Cid said:

It wasn't a health reqiremnt, she had a healthy body and she wanted it surgically changing so that she didn't have children.

How do you know that it was’t a health requirement?

 

Being pregnant carries many medical risks and the fear of becoming pregnant also carries psychological risks.

[steve68]

My first reaction in this instance is 4yr battle, why hasn't she saved and funded it privately it's an awful longtime to be waiting.

 

and then the  BBC supplies her with a security guard  https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/bbc-sends-security-guard-to-protect-journalist-who-received-abuse-on-twitter-after-she-said-she-a6748156.html

 

how bizarre 

 

 

Edit:- Noticed the article dates are 2015/16, so I guess its  a rehash of old news to  keep it in the public eye.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 23, 2019 by steve68

[steve68]

it sounds like it was a lifestyle choice, the woman does report to have medical conditions and being a freelancer, living in London cost of living, higher rents etc 

clearly she has had this wish for a longtime! So for me it would be plan the of costs of surgery and if able saving for it,  this is said from our own  personal experience of bone on bone extreme pain, (hip) Replacement 10k 

 

 

[El Cid]

1 hour ago, steve68 said:

Edit:- Noticed the article dates are 2015/16, so I guess its  a rehash of old news to  keep it in the public eye.

 

There was a different story on the BBC news last night, so the doctors must delays things to make sure the ladies are sure. Its quite unusual to want to alter your body and there is no going back.

[Janus]

13 hours ago, El Cid said:

As others were, I thought straight away it was wrong; it is not contraception, but then so too is a steralisation in men.

Just curious.

When you say wrong, do you mean because it is on the nhs, or wrong because she is only age 30 and has no children while some women would do almost anything to conceive?