United States | Solidarity snips

Vasectomies rose by 29% in the three months after the end of Roe

Brothers are doing it for themselves

2JGCC91 London, UK. 9th July 2022. Protesters in Trafalgar Square. Hundreds of pro-choice protesters marched to the US Embassy following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade and pave the way for abortions to be banned in much of the USA. Credit: Vuk Valcic/Alamy Live News

Dr Doug Stein estimates that he has performed around 50,000 vasectomy procedures. He has been practising urology for 40 years, but still, achieving that impressive tally has meant “a lot of sunny Saturdays in windowless rooms hovering over scrotum”, he explains. Dr Stein’s experience and reputation, built up over the decades, make him a popular choice for Floridian men looking to get the snip. But in the summer of 2022 demand for his services suddenly surged.

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