<![CDATA[20% of women "might" regret a sterilization procedure, so the NHS often denies access.]]>20% of women "might" regret a sterilization procedure, so the NHS often denies access.

1) The "regret" bogeyman is rolled out for any procedure deviating from social norms. For example, gender affirming care has an almost 0% regret rate, but "regret" is still used to gatekeep care. The rate of regret is not the factor. It is resistance to the idea people can choose not to follow the "norm".

2) People can choose things in life knowing they might regret them. The possibility of regret is part of our freedom. Only the person undergoing the procedure can decide if the risk is acceptable to them.

3) A life with regrets is not a lesser life. A life paternalistically shielded from regret is a diminished life.

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Critics say women face unequal treatment but others say tighter controls reflect legitimate medical concerns

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Even if assuming the possibility of regret was a valid reason to refuse care, then some kind of an expectational value has to be formed, weightening the different levels of regret with their likelihood against the different levels of happiness with their likelihood. One might also regret a vaccine if one is among the few people having severe side effects. Still it would be insane to refuse.

And I have sever doubts that this is done properly. So even the argument of

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jonasgraphie/statuses/116511778052348300https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jonasgraphie/statuses/116511778052348300Sun, 03 May 2026 17:17:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 20% of women "might" regret a sterilization procedure, so the NHS often denies access. on Sun, 03 May 2026 17:16:06 GMT]]>@SecondUniverse why don't people ever regret not minding their own fucking business?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116471267231765652/statuses/116511772934210470https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116471267231765652/statuses/116511772934210470Sun, 03 May 2026 17:16:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 20% of women "might" regret a sterilization procedure, so the NHS often denies access. on Sun, 03 May 2026 17:13:46 GMT]]>@nomdeb I agree

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I regret living my teenage years as a depressed shut in

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://todon.nl/users/burnoutqueen/statuses/116511761174530838https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://todon.nl/users/burnoutqueen/statuses/116511761174530838Sun, 03 May 2026 17:13:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 20% of women "might" regret a sterilization procedure, so the NHS often denies access. on Sun, 03 May 2026 17:12:34 GMT]]>@SecondUniverse The number one regret among trans people is "oh my god, I should have started transitioning sooner", but somehow that regret doesn't count.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://meow.social/users/Owlor/statuses/116511759029416533https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://meow.social/users/Owlor/statuses/116511759029416533Sun, 03 May 2026 17:12:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 20% of women "might" regret a sterilization procedure, so the NHS often denies access. on Sun, 03 May 2026 17:12:13 GMT]]>@SecondUniverse the only thing I regret is not transitioning earlier

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://todon.nl/users/burnoutqueen/statuses/116511757673121309https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://todon.nl/users/burnoutqueen/statuses/116511757673121309Sun, 03 May 2026 17:12:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 20% of women "might" regret a sterilization procedure, so the NHS often denies access. on Sun, 03 May 2026 17:11:54 GMT]]>@SecondUniverse I have known since CHILDHOOD that I did not want to have children. Now many decades later it was the best decision of my life. Not only have I not regretted not having children, I am thankful that I did not.

As for "protecting" people from regrets, FFS. It *is* so paternalistic. Fuck off creepy control freaks who are arrogant enough to think they know best for others.

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