"Interestingly, though, doctors often ask married men for their wife’s permission before they’ll perform a vasectomy."

Professor Ann Althouse has an interesting post and is a bit shock by it, but since she's female, I'm not surprised.

I find some of the comments more interesting.

Of course, the woman's procedures are none of his business.

No wonder somebody asked, if the Sexual Revolution was such a success, why is everybody so unhappy? 

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Ms. Althouse,

Perhaps you miss a certain subtlety here. When a man has had a vasectomy, his wife needs to be damned sure she doesn't get pregnant. 

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Once you're married, you should be consulting with your wife. If you're not, you've got problems.

That's fascinating, but women don't have to consult with their husbands before having an abortion.

When it comes to sex, women have rights; men just have responsibilities. 

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The docs in Illinois will not do a vasectomy on a married man without the wife's permission, that's for sure. Or a vasectomy reversal.

The woman, however, can have her tubes tied without hubby's permission.

Of course Inga will think this is just the way it should be.

And American men outscaring?