How big a medical decision / process is vaccinating ?

[HotI]

I feel for both parents. It is horrible to have another person decide on a medical decision for your kids, particularly if your beliefs are dismissed.

I see correlation to delayed cord clamping and many hospital's policy. This was something particularly important to me, and my stated wishes were completely ignored and my child's cord clamped prematurely. For those who don't see cord blood as important, this is not a big deal. For me, i feel my baby was robbed, and her future health put at greater risk for absolutely no benefit. It was devastating then, and remains hurtful today.

[LimeSlice]

Is nobody else actually not more concerned with this statement?

Under the Family Court Act, special medical procedures include sterilising intellectually-disabled girls, gender reassignment surgery, and lifesaving techniques opposed on religious grounds.

Are we really only sterilising the females with intellectual disabilities? I would like to hear the explanation on that one, personally.

[HotI]

For a woman with intellectual disabilities to have tubal ligation, she and/or her family must go through the Courts to get permission. It is often not easy to get permission, even when the woman is requesting it.

i don't know the status for males wanting vasectomy.