Seinfeld was always on the cutting edge. Festivus was a cherished (or debatable) holiday for the gang, but if the writters had only known about World Vasectomy Day back in 1996 when this season 8 episode aired, it could have been celebrated even more.
Dr. Doug Stein, a Tampa-based vasectomist, co-founded World Vasectomy Day, and today marks the second year celebration.
In honor of the day’s significance, 1,500 surgeries are planned to take place across 30 countries. Stein himself will perform 28 vasectomies at Planned Parenthood’s Kissimmee Health Center, broadcast live via webcast. Don’t worry, the organizers say the webcast coverage is far enough away, so there won’t be any need for censorship.
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“Let’s honor the men who have chosen to take responsibility and let them set a standard for those who have not done so. Let’s honor the men who have done what’s right … for their families and their partners and the planet,” Stein said.
The celebration isn’t just about population control in general, it has some major climate change implications, too.
Academics have long connected the rising population with environmental harm (more people consuming fewer resources while producing more emissions), but the solutions can be seen as too touchy to get play on the policy level.
A 2008 study from Oregon State University estimated that each child born in the United States adds 9,441 metric tons to each parent’s carbon footprint, or 28 times the savings of a lifetime of recycling. Reducing unplanned pregnancies, the extension goes, would avert those emissions while also lessening the financial and health impact of the parents.
Paul Scott, co-founder of Plug In America (who had a vasectomy at age 22), shared his perspective on the matter:
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“Anyone who cares about the environment needs to take a long hard look at what an individual does to the environment. You can’t live in modern society and not have an impact,” he said. “I’m the kind of person where, when I’m presented with facts, I can make a decision. I knew I didn’t want to father a child, and I knew I didn’t want to add to the population.”
