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Tuesday, February 16th, 2016

Kentucky lawmaker’s bill would require men to get a note from their wives to purchase Viagra

Author:     Zack Ford
Source:     Think Progress
Publication Date:     Feb 13, 2016 12:36 pm
 Link: Kentucky lawmaker’s bill would require men to get a note from their wives to purchase Viagra
Stephan:   I considered whether to run some of the jaw dropping stuff I find in the Theocratic Rightist media echo chamber, or this. I chose this, it made me smile, even as it pointed out the gender and sex issues being promulgated by the Christian version of fundamentalism.
Democratic Kentucky state Rep. Mary Lou Marzian

Democratic Kentucky state Rep. Mary Lou Marzian

What it would it look like if the law imposed as many restrictions on men’s access to healthcare as it does women’s? One state lawmaker is hoping to start just such a conversation.

Conservative legislators in Kentucky, emboldened by the election of Gov. Matt Bevin (R), are moving swiftly to pass numerous new restrictions on women’s access to abortion. Bevin has already signed into law a stricter “informed consent” bill that requires a face-to-face consultation with a healthcare provider, while a forced ultrasound bill sailed easily through a Senate committee this week. (Jezebel notes that though women would be required to receive an ultrasound before an abortion, the bill does allow them to avert their eyes.)

One lawmaker, however, is trying to turn all of these restrictions on women back on men. Rep. Mary Lou Marzian (D) has filed a new bill (HB 396) creating numerous restrictions for men to access medication for erectile dysfunction, such as Viagra or Cialis. […]

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