If there were mental implications, like developmental delay, it never would have been approved through the courts. I know 3 parents who have tried to get hysterectomies for their teenage daughters because they have major psychotic attacks each month when their period starts. All have been through the courts and all were refused. The reason being, it takes away their right to be a mother.
They're never going to be a mother. 2 out of the 3 can't even dress or feed themselves or have any type of conversation. The other can dress and feed herself and you can have a basic conversation with her, but she has the mental capacity of a 3yo (at best). I get angry at the courts when they refuse in situations like this, because it's not them that has to deal with the terror these girls face each month because they don't know what's going on.
The latter is now institutionalised because she became too much of a handful. Every month when her period started she's go ballistic and smash the house to pieces. Nearly every month they were having to replace at least one window. The house was full of smashed furniture. Every wall had holes in them. She has now had several rounds of ECT, which has made a big difference, but it's just not safe for her at home. She's 24yo now and quite tall and VERY strong. Her mother is concerned that as she is a VERY attractive girl (which she is), that someone is going to take advantage of her and have an unwanted pregnancy. Despite her mental ages, she still has normal urges that females get.
She's on Depo Provera now and has been for a couple of years, but it hasn't completely stopped her periods, so there are still outbursts. I wonder if the courts are going to raise a child in the event that something bad does happen?
