To the people who don't want children..

Because when you live up a mountain, 40 minutes walk from the nearest small village, anything involving getting to/from a doctor is more effort than it is worth.

Because few doctors are willing to perform sterilization procedures on people under 35. It's not worth the hassle when an IUD is almost as effective and doesn't require surgery.

Because few doctors are willing to perform sterilization procedures on people under 35. It's not worth the hassle when an IUD is almost as effective and doesn't require surgery.

Because I'm a lesbian.

Even if I weren't, why have an invasive procedure rather than an IUD? (To anyone wondering whether to get an IUD, I have one to control my periods and it is the biz.)

That's just extreme. I would not ask someone why they don't kill themselves because there is no coming back from that. At least if u get sterilised there's a chance it can be reversed and if not, there's always adoption so you can still be a parent and btw not all depressed people are suicidal

To men:
Why don't you get a vasectomy?
Is it because you don't trust your own judgement and feel that you are likely to change your mind in the future?

So will u have one when you meet the criteria?

You seriously live up a Mountain?

Why I haven't had 'my tubes tied' - I've asked about getting it done on NHS but they wont do it until I am at least 35 or 40. I would consider getting it done privately but its very expensive and at the moment, the pill I am on is protecting me well enough from pregnancy so there's no need. I have a pill failure in the past which resulted in an unwanted pregnancy but I haven't lost my faith in the pill, I just changed to a different one. The fear of changing my mind isn't what puts me off getting sterilised in the future, its purely about how much it costs to get it done privately. I've been pregnant and even that didn't change my view on wanting kids or not. Some people do change their minds on wanting kids in the future and that is understandable but some people do know from the start having kids is not for them and nothing can change that.

It is wise to leave your options open. People views alter and the change their mind. Everyone has changed their mind about things.

It's like asking a depressed person why they don't just kill themselves if they aren't happy. It is a permanent solution to a temporary feeling.

To men:
Why don't you get a vasectomy?
To women:
Why don't you get your tubes tied or a hysterectomy?

Is it because you don't trust your own judgement and feel that you are likely to change your mind in the future?

Because when you live up a mountain, 40 minutes walk from the nearest small village, anything involving getting to/from a doctor is more effort than it is worth.

The last paragraph is an awful analogy.