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	Podcast:		Outlook
	Episode:		I was shot while performing a vasectomy
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:20:17
	Publish Date:		2020-01-15 09:44:00
	Description:		Dr Andrew Rynne is Ireland’s first vasectomy doctor. He was an advocate for contraceptive rights in the Republic of Ireland during the 1970s and 1980s - at one point even facing prison time for selling condoms without a prescription. One afternoon in 1990, a man burst into his doctor’s surgery while he was performing a vasectomy and pointed a gun at his head. The gunman fired at Dr Andrew several times, shooting him in the hip. The doctor narrowly escaped and the man turned out to be a disgruntled ex-patient. Dr Andrew later went to meet his attacker and make peace with him. He appears in a new documentary called The Vasectomy Doctor. Presenter: Emily Webb Producer: Troy Holmes Picture: Dr Andrew Rynne Credit: Paul Webster
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