Inside the first International Conference on Men's Issues.

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23. you are correct

there is no law requiring a woman's consent. Some Dr's do ask couple to go to a joint counseling session and sign forms. I think that is for their own protection against law suits.

So lets use the same argument the MRA types have used about the conception mandate being struck down....just go to a different Dr. Find one that does not require a joint counseling session. Who cares if that Dr is not in your insurance network, you are not being stopped from getting the medical procedure you want. you will now have to pay for insurance and contraception coverage out of your own pocket.

Edited in

It made me curious about tubal litigation. Again it is the female reproductive system that is being controlled.

Despite federal court rulings against spousal consent laws, some hospitals still have policies against performing the procedure without the signed consent of both spouses. Publicly owned hospitals are not legally allowed to maintain such a policy, but private hospitals are. Despite the illegality of spousal consent policies at public hospitals, doctors may still refuse to perform the procedure, especially if the woman requesting it is young or has not yet had children.

More at: worth the 2 minute read, IMO

http://everydaylife.globalpost.com/married-woman-need-her-husbands-consent-her-tubes-tied-29832.html