‘I won’t regret this’: young women turn to sterilization as Trump intensifies war on reproductive rights

Women under 30 are sharing information about permanent contraception – including lists of doctors who won’t give them a hard time about getting the procedureMadison Clark did not celebrate when Donald Trump won the 2024 election. But one thought gave her solace: “At least I don’t have to worry about having a baby.”In September, Clark, a 24-year-old nursing student from Battle Creek, Michigan, underwent a bilateral salpingectomy, a sterilization procedure that removed her fallopian tubes, ensuring she will never get pregnant. Clark considers the procedure her fail-safe against any further rollbacks of reproductive rights that might occur under the new Trump administration. Continue reading...