@mynameiscalypso thanks for the link, it looks promising but not conclusive. I've heard that my locality don't provide electives.
OP, here's a C+P of the relevant fact sheet:
"There has never been a legal case on women’s entitlement to maternal request c-sections, but you have a right to make decisions about the circumstances of your birth under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. This includes the manner in which you give birth.
This means that if the hospital does not offer elective c-sections, your request must still be given proper consideration by a consultant obstetrician and all your personal circumstances must be taken into account. The obstetrician should consider the risks of vaginal birth and the likelihood of an emergency c-section. The hospital can only refuse to offer you a c-section if it has balanced all the factors and can show that there are good reasons for refusing and the effect on you is not disproportionate."
"The current guidance from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (known as ‘NICE’) recommends that women who request a c-section are offered a referral to a health professional with perinatal mental health expertise to help address anxiety ‘in a supportive manner’. You are not obliged to accept an offer of support.
The guidance states that if after discussion and an offer of support, you continue to request a c-section, it should be offered to you.
Individual obstetricians are entitled to refuse to perform a c-section under the guidance, but they should refer you to another obstetrician who is willing to carry out the operation.
NICE guidance applies throughout the UK. It is not law and does not give you a legal entitlement to a particular treatment, but any decision not to follow the guidance would have to be justified with good reasons."