Why-UD? Assessing the requirement to trial an intrauterine device as a condition for elective sterilisation in female patients.
J Med Ethics
; 50(10): 708-711, 2024 Sep 20.
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ABSTRACT
Some National Health Service healthcare boards in the UK will approve a request for female sterilisation only if the patient first accepts a trial period of 1 year with an intrauterine device (IUD), a form of long-acting reversible contraception. In this article, I argue that this requirement is not justified by appeal to any of (or any combination of) promotion of informed consent, paternalistic concerns regarding patient regret in later life and health service budgetary considerations. Informed consent and patient autonomy may be promoted by a mandatory waiting period, but the concomitant imposition of an IUD trial during this period cannot be justified on these grounds. As long as elective vasectomy is offered by the healthcare system, elective female sterilisation should be accessible under reasonably similar-even if not identical-conditions.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Esterilización Reproductiva
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Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Electivos
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Consentimiento Informado
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Dispositivos Intrauterinos
Límite:
Female
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Med Ethics
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido