Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Another good idea falls short
In the face of another surge of Republican/Teabagger misogyny, this time in Virginia, a Democratic State Senator sought some balance in the legislation.
Virginia state Sen. Janet Howell (D) thinks that if the government is going to force women to undergo medically unnecessary tests, then it is only fair to apply the same standards to men.Good for you Sen. Howell. Sadly you discovered that nothing gets in the way of an old limp dick in its quest for Big Blue.
Republican lawmakers are pushing for legislation that would require pregnant women to have an ultrasound before terminating their pregnancy. In response, Howell introduced an amendment that would require men to have a rectal exam and a cardiac stress test before obtaining erectile dysfunction medication like Viagra.
“We need some gender equity here,” she told the Huffington Post. “The Virginia Senate is about to pass a bill that will require a woman to have totally unnecessary medical procedure at their cost and inconvenience. If we’re going to do that to women, why not do that to men?”
The Republican-led Senate narrowly rejected her proposed amendment by a 21 to 19 vote.
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