Fearing incomes may drop, more men consider vasectomies

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The tough economy is forcing couples to reconsider if they can afford to have another baby, and sending more men to the doctor's office to consider having a vasectomy, according to a San Diego NBC story.

The method of family planning is covered by health insurance, as opposed to luxury medical procedures such as plastic surgery and Lasik surgery that aren't covered. (For a counterpoint, see this post with speculation that bad ecomomies actually drive up births).

Here's the NBC video:

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