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:rofl:
Um... no. Boulder is about as liberal as you can get in this state; I can't think of too many communities that are more liberal (We're up there with Berkeley, Greenville, NC, Sedona, Corvallis, Vancouver, and Madison in lifestyle.) University town - home of Ward Churchill, as a matter of fact.
The issue I have is that I'm 29, my husband has had a vasectomy, and in theory, there's no reason for me to have a TL (save that it's my body and my fertility). I've done the calm and rational routine; I have 3 years's worth of daily diaries that I take with me. One of them is solely to answer this set of questions, and I ask myself these every day.
Do you want a tubal ligation? Do you realize that it's permanent and non-reversible? Do you realize that it is a surgery that requires general anesthetic, recovery time, and a risk of death or damage to your life and health? Do you realize that if you have a tubal ligation, there is no chance ever that you will bear a biological child? The decision is today: make your choice. I have never answered "no, let's hold off," or "no, I think I'm not interested in a TL." Some days it's pretty simple: "Yep. I want to do this." Some days (especially after being around my nephew for 3-5 days at a time) it's EMPHATIC. ;-)
The problem is not whether the area is conservative or not; it's the concern about being sued for malpractice if I do change my mind. The fact that it's not going to happen is hard to get across, even with diaries and exceptional articulation. I can understand a doctor's fear, and the fact that I won't put up with a doctor that gives me the typical line about changing my mind (like, if I have a kid, I can change my mind...) means that I don't develop relationships with them. Why I should I? I don't develop relationships with pro-birthers, either.
I have never had an anesthetic reaction - and I've had enough surgery to make three surgical addicts happy. While there's a first time for everything, she'll also probably have records from the wrist and knee surgery I need ASAP (the TL being far less urgent, since DH is snipped...)
We'll see. At least she's sensible and has the bloodwork done the week before the appointment, so that the all the test results can be talked about at once.
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