Ashley Graham opened up about her relief over her husband’s vasectomy: “I don’t have to be on a pill, thank God”
We could shout from our soapboxes all day long about the inequity of birth control. So much of the responsibility and burden is placed on women to use invasive methods, from implants to IUDs to hormonal pills that can have some gnarly side effects. And of course, all this is happening while men have a simple, straightforward solution that they could take instead. But oops, here we are on that soapbox—instead, we’re going to let Ashley Graham take this one for today.
Graham, who gave birth to twins last year, recently opened up about how her husband, Justin Ervin, decided to get a vasectomy afterward. What’s most striking about the way she talks about it, though, is her relief.
“We’re in full vasectomy mode,” Graham said during an appearance on the Milk Drunk by Bobbie podcast. “He’s shooting blanks now. I don’t have to be on a pill, thank God.”
She went on to talk about how fast, easy, and painless the procedure was for Ervin.
“It’s so easy for them,” she said. “It really is. It’s like the easiest thing. Justin went shopping with me right after. He was not laid up in bed.”
Oh, and have we mentioned that vasectomies are reversible for the majority of men?
Graham’s confession is shedding light on an important issue we just don’t talk about enough: a vasectomy is just as fast (and far less painful, thanks to local anesthesia) as an IUD insertion, but it’s more effective, has fewer side effects, and is easier to reverse. Why is so much of the birth control burden still on women when men have such an easy option? Here’s hoping Graham speaking out helps convince more men to step up to the plate when it comes to birth control.
