Submitted on Tuesday 19th June 2018
Rejected on Tuesday 10th July 2018
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Allow women of any age to have a full hysterectomy if it is medically indicated.
If a hysterectomy and oophorectomy would treat/cure a condition, Pre Menstrual Dysmorphic Disorder for example, then any woman should have access to that course of action unless there are any medical reasons for withholding the treatment.
PMDD is a severe and disabling condition affecting thousands of women in the UK. Monthly symptoms are exhausting - physically, mentally and emotionally. For some, symptoms are so severe that they contemplate (and sometimes carry out) suicide. A hysterectomy and oophorectomy, followed by HRT treatment, can provide an immediate and permanent cure. Women are being denied this treatment on non-medical grounds - e.g. possible future family planning/partner consent. Women's bodies are their own.
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