Do you think this is as disturbing as i think it is???

No doctor who values their reputation would sterilize a 15 year old girl. Hell, I am 20 and my doctor told me that she wouldn't even entertain the notion unless it was medically necessary. Most doctors won't perform the procedure on anyone, male or female, unless they have kids already or they are above 30 at the very minimum.

It may be the new law, and that might be all fine and well. I think it is bullshit and I really wonder why the hell Obama thought to include this. Maybe some dumb ass in his cabinet thought that it would be another step further to women's reproductive rights or some shit. That doesn't mean that it will be practiced, however.

Yeah, well...find a doctor that will actually DO it. They don't just sterilize ANYONE on a whim.

Did you read the SECTION 1. ORS 436.205 that the article even pointed out??

(c) All less drastic alternative contraceptive methods,
including supervision, education and training, have proved
unworkable or inapplicable, or are medically contraindicated;
(d) The proposed method of sterilization conforms with standard
medical practice, is the least intrusive method available and
appropriate, and can be carried out without unreasonable risk to
the life and health of the individual;

______ ^

Those 2 paragraphs right there tell you this isn't going to be a sterilization free-for-all. There's nothing 'sick' about it, it's not taken any less seriously.

And also:

(3) Whenever any physician has reason to believe an individual
{ - 15 - } { + 18 + } years of age or older is unable to give
informed consent, no sterilization shall be performed until it is
determined by a circuit court that the individual involved is
able to and has given informed consent. Whenever the court
determines, under the provisions of this chapter, that a person
lacks the ability to give informed consent, the court shall
permit sterilization only if the person is 18 years of age or
older and only upon showing that such operation, treatment or
procedure is in the best interest of the individual.

_________

Consider your source!! CNS news? Come on. That's a biased source if I ever saw one.

Just because the procedure CAN be offered doesn't mean it WILL be appropriate for everyone, and certainly won't be done willy-nilly. Doctors take this so seriously, try being even a 30 year old woman with kids, it's STILL hard to get a Dr to do a sterilization.

The language in the law to include all women of reproductive age is probably there mainly just to include them in case their life is in jeopardy, not so much to sterilize teenagers. You're taking this the wrong way and buying this bullshit hook, line and sinker.

There's a lot of things in the new healthcare law that no one knows about including lawmakers. Wasn't it 2700 pages or so? And they pushed it through just before Christmas break, in the middle of the night, only Dems voting for it.

Remember the famous Pelosi remark?
"We have to pass the law to find out what's in it." ...WHAT?!
And you can keep your doctor... If he can afford to practice anymore!

Porch monkies.

You can read it two ways. What the story is actually saying is that health care plans should cover the cost of sterilisation (where previously they may not have).

You can tell there's an election around the corner when a government trying to give people fairer health options is reported as them sterilising children.

The majority of the people being sterilised will be middle-aged women who want no (more) children or require the surgery to prevent the spread of cancer.

My mother had this surgery last year and I'd hate it if the government stopped her having the surgery because they'd been criticised about offering it free for all women of reproductive age.

Are you an Oregonian? because if you are, I am ashamed of your behavior. I really hope you are just trolling, but I know people actually think like you. But if you are an Oregonian, please act like one. You are embarrassing me.

I had never heard about this until I clicked this post. And then I looked at the source and the other media outlets that chose to run this fake story. They are all right wing sources that are constantly confusing the facts. They play off the ignorance of the people and you are not helping. Obamacare did nothing to change the laws, it only gives more people access to valid healthcare options. Let me stress the term "valid." Amputation is a reasonable medical procedure but do you really think a doctor will preform it for a hangnail?

But what gets me most about these type of stories is how offended people get that sterilization is an option. They are against the idea of abortion too and have no intention of providing healthcare to a pregnant mother or her infant child. It makes no sense to me. They want you to have lots of babies but they refuse to give you any help in caring for them.

It's her body.

I say sterilize them JUST so we won't have any more people popping out kids in a world that's already overcrowded.

There will come a time where the general female will have more say over the law in total than the law actually has. We are consantly going against rationality for females of all ages. It is only going to get worse.

seems to me like part of the plan to decrease human population, jus sayin

The 47% of people who pay no taxes will have their healthcare paid for by the other 53% who actually pay taxes.
Come to America where you don't have to work. Why work if you can have kids and live off everyone else.

Also, you live in Oregon? TELL YOUR FAMILIES.

This is just... just... *shivers* EVIL. O_O

Of course it's disturbing! How could a 15 yr. old girl know whether or not she wants to be sterilized? They have trouble picking outfits for the day, how could they rationalize the long term effects of sterilization? And now health care plans will be REQUIRED to provide sterilizations, if the girl WANTS it, without need for parental consent.

Signed,
Knight Nigel Wellington XXI

i mean fine if their over 18 but 15 and under?? ther is going to be some regret when they are older

You need to worry more about forced sterilization. Fuck forced eugenics and everyone who believes in it.

Please, tell me you're joking. Because like howaminotmyself I never heard of this until I read your poll.

It's not that bad. Doctors won't just hold up signs and scream, "FREE STERILIZING!"