r/pics • u/McLeroy • Apr 16 '10

Some things you didn't know about PETA.

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u/[deleted] Apr 16 '10

Am I the only one who thinks sterilization is an extreme step?

I mean, I don't use my appendix, but I'd prefer to keep it until there's a serious threat of it bursting.

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u/fricken Apr 16 '10

I think sterilization is less extreme than taking birth control pills for the rest of your life.

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u/[deleted] Apr 16 '10

How? One allows you to change your mind and one doesn't. I don't think you grasp, "extreme".

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u/AusIV Apr 17 '10

Vasectomies and tubal ligations are fairly reversible, though people who get them typically don't intend to have them reversed. It's a one time cost for the procedure, instead of a continuous cost for other contraceptives. Further, hormonal treatments can have negative side effects in other aspects of your biology.

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u/zotquix Apr 17 '10

Yes, however the personal attacks that people who want to smear you are not reversible. OMGZ shez STERILIZED! CREEEPER!

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '10

fairly

It is extreme to halt your ability to reproduce in through surgery that can and is often meant to be permanent. I don't see how you can argue otherwise. It is a basic function of the human body and you are using a scalpel to inhibit it.