Vasectomies rose by 29% in the three months after the end of Roe
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.
On June 24th last year the Supreme Court issued its ruling in the case of Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organisation, reversing its decision in Roe v Wade, and allowing states to ban abortion. Dr Stein saw registrations from potential vasectomy patients almost triple the next week.
It wasn’t just interest in the procedure that soared. Data on insurance claims from Komodo Health, a health-care-technology company, shows that in the second half of 2022 vasectomy rates across America were far higher than in previous years. Accounting for previous trends, The Economist calculates that the Dobbs ruling was associated with a 17% increase in procedures in the six months after the ruling, and a 29% increase between July and September.
2023-05-25 07:59:03
Original from www.economist.com
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