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HAB911

(8,890 posts)
Tue Mar 28, 2017, 03:38 PM Mar 2017

The Women Trolling the GOP with Bills That Restrict Viagra Use and Ejaculation

"If men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament." This adage—popularized by Gloria Steinem, who heard it from an "old Irish woman taxi driver" in 1971—ignited as a feminist slogan because it pithily evoked the double standard that allowed for men's sexual and reproductive freedom, but not for women's.

Forty-six years later, the slogan remains as apt as ever. Decades of progress have not managed to deter politicians from passing a deluge of laws that restrict access to abortion in ways grounded neither in evidence nor reason, forcing hundreds of clinics to shut their doors. In state legislatures dominated by Republican men, where anti-choice extremism has become the norm, female lawmakers are reciprocating by turning the double standard back on their male colleagues. The most recent example is Texas Rep. Jessica Farrar, who joins a dozen fellow female lawmakers who have wielded satire to illuminate just how hypocritical, unjust, and ridiculous politically motivated abortion restrictions are.

On March 10, Farrar filed House Bill 4260, titled "A Man's Right To Know," which she described as "an act relating to the regulation of men's health and safety" that would create a civil penalty for "unregulated masturbatory emissions." The title of the bill mimics "A Woman's Right To Know," the notorious booklet that Texas clinics are required to foist on women at least 24 hours before an abortion procedure, which relays medically inaccurate gems such as the (erroneous) claim that abortion is associated with death, suicidal thoughts, and breast cancer. With this bill, Rep. Farrar aimed to highlight the "glaring inequities" in how politicians handle reproductive healthcare for men and women.


https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/the-women-trolling-the-gop-with-bills-that-restrict-viagra-use-and-ejaculation

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The Women Trolling the GOP with Bills That Restrict Viagra Use and Ejaculation (Original Post) HAB911 Mar 2017 OP
Not a bad bill, really Stormvessel Mar 2017 #1
Its a bio-hazard, too. procon Mar 2017 #3
Plus someone could get hurt if not done in an accredited medical facility Stallion Mar 2017 #4
Yeah, make them purchase special disposal gear for Ilsa Mar 2017 #5
A permit should be required that mandates advance public notice in the newspaper. nt procon Mar 2017 #6
LOL. Reminds me of a funny scene in Homeland 3 weeks ago. Ilsa Mar 2017 #7
Do it too often and you can go blind. duncang Mar 2017 #2
Hey, not funny, I would vote for it. Doreen Mar 2017 #8

procon

(15,805 posts)
3. Its a bio-hazard, too.
Tue Mar 28, 2017, 04:01 PM
Mar 2017

Can't leave that stuff laying around, and those Haz-Mat clean-up crews are expensive.

Ilsa

(61,694 posts)
5. Yeah, make them purchase special disposal gear for
Tue Mar 28, 2017, 04:42 PM
Mar 2017

Ejaculate. They have to gove 24 hour notice that a disposal is forthcoming.

Ilsa

(61,694 posts)
7. LOL. Reminds me of a funny scene in Homeland 3 weeks ago.
Tue Mar 28, 2017, 05:23 PM
Mar 2017

Character Max, ex-CIA and friend of Carrie, was applying for work at what turned out to be a political social media bot farm. He was perfect for the job except for a 1 year gap in his work history. He finally explained to the head honcho that he had gone through a rough time after his girlfriend died. He said that time was totally M&M time --- Meth and Masturbation.

duncang

(1,907 posts)
2. Do it too often and you can go blind.
Tue Mar 28, 2017, 03:58 PM
Mar 2017

At least that's what used to be said. And if it was said it has to be true, right?

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