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Mitthrawnuruo t1_j3h170h wrote

Reply to comment by Epona_02 in Uganda: Father of 102 children from 12 wives quits family expansion due to inflation by nimobo

Vasectomy is a surgical procedure, which is not inexpensive, and not without risks. About 1% of patients have chronic pain afterwords. It isn’t a birth control, it is sterilization, which is not the same thing at all.

Condoms are a major ongoing expense, lower sexual satisfaction, for everyone involved. It seems unlikely his wives would accept this.

Abstinence: major negative heal tho consequences for a man. Not really good for women either. And that doesn’t consider the emotional need everyone has for physical intimacy.

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ja_maz t1_j3gu1ue wrote

Reply to comment by throwawaytrogsack in Uganda: Father of 102 children from 12 wives quits family expansion due to inflation by nimobo

I kinda pointed it out in a provocative way because I am aware of how it’s seen, but also because saying there isn’t a way is the exact problem. Those perceptions need to be replaced we need a few generations globally to get snipped after the second child to bring population down. It’s ridiculous. 2 kids. That’s all we need. No mass sterilisation just stop at 2 kids. No one needs 102 kids cmon. Ecologically it’s a flipping disaster

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throwawaytrogsack t1_j3gfaq5 wrote

Reply to comment by unclehlreloaded in Uganda: Father of 102 children from 12 wives quits family expansion due to inflation by nimobo

On most of your points you’re speaking an unpopular truth and getting downvoted because people here are uncomfortable with the truth. On this point however you’re missing something important. There are certain things we do or don’t do to protect the community as a whole. We don’t get drink and drive. We go outside without pants. We don’t yell “fire” in a crowded theater. We do get vaccinated. We do stop at red lights. We do hold the elevator for our elderly neighbors. Certain actions aren’t about individual choice but about holding the fabric of society together to benefit us all.

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throwawaytrogsack t1_j3geoxw wrote

Reply to comment by unclehlreloaded in Uganda: Father of 102 children from 12 wives quits family expansion due to inflation by nimobo

You’re being downvoted, but you’re not exactly wrong. Cultural indoctrination definitely impacts who considers a vasectomy a viable option. I got snipped in Ecuador. The staff at the clinic explained that they do twice as many sterilization procedures on women than men despite it being more painful, expensive, and invasive to tie a woman’s tubes. Many cultures consider vasectomies to be emasculating, while other cultures consider it responsible and smart. It shouldn’t be a white thing, but it kinda is.

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