Since I'm the one responsible for carrying and raising the babies I have I believe I should have a say in when enough is enough.
By the time I had my 3rd my body wasn't able to carry him and I was in bed for 6 months to keep him alive. No way was I about to get pregnant again only to have to lose it.
My tubes were cut, tied and burnt and anything else they could do to em. ;)
I'd say that's a valid medical reason. My mother was on bed rest also.
Most Catholics agree. Andrew Greeley discovered almost 40 years ago with his surveys that over 90% of American Catholics ignored Papal teachings on birth control. I doubt that's changed.
That's what happens when the clergy is celibate and doesn't experience the reality of marriage and kids.
My tubes were cut, tied and burnt and anything else they could do to em. ;) >>
I think they did enough.
There is an even more sure fire method to avoid pregnancy, but then, I guess maybe your husband doesn't like celibacy. Seriously, non one can expect heroc virtue from anyone except themselves.
"Since I'm the one responsible for carrying and raising the babies I have I believe I should have a say in when enough is enough."
When my OB said, "Enough! You are putting your life in danger, that was my clue."
The body cannot tolerate Multiple C-sections (old verticle incision, not the new procedure) without a possible rupture killing both mom and baby.
Natural Family Planning would have been the moral choice in this situation, not sterilization. NFP is safe, effective, and it has absolutely no side effects. Also, it makes both the husband and the wife assume responsibility for their fertility. Unlike sterilization and contraception, NFP does not make the woman renounce her fertility just for the sake of being a sex object.