Want Viagra? Proposed Kentucky Law Would Require Note From Spouse - The New York Times
Source: NY Times
A Kentucky state representative believed that a new law requiring women to have a medical consultation 24 hours before having an abortion smacked of sexism.
So the lawmaker, Mary Lou Marzian, proposed a bill in the male-dominated House to drive home the point.
Under the legislation by Ms. Marzian, a Democrat, men would have to navigate a series of obstacles before they could obtain erectile dysfunction drugs, like Viagra. Each man would be required to have two doctor visits, a signed-and-dated letter from his spouse providing consent and a sworn statement delivered with his hand on a Bible that he would use the drugs only to have sex with his spouse.
Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/17/us/viagra-proposed-kentucky-law-wifes-consent.html?_r=0&mtrref=undefined
good on her!
uppityperson
(115,679 posts)Sophiegirl
(2,338 posts)A couple of years ago. It went nowhere but did make a point.
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)retrowire
(10,345 posts)nichomachus
(12,754 posts)The applicant should have to watch a two-hour film of babies being born. If he's still conscious at the end, he gets the prescription.
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)Years ago in a training class...old Red Cross training video, set up to look like a basement...showed a birth...close up!
As soon as the baby popped out, there was a huge CRASH...one of the guys in the class fainted!
SoapBox
(18,791 posts)Our house has said this forever!
cui bono
(19,926 posts).
sarge43
(28,945 posts)She probably has seen an abortion horror story or two come into an ER and doesn't cotton to no nothings trying push women around.
She's been in the KY ledge for 20 years. Oh yeah, Democrat.
Paper Roses
(7,475 posts)Rose77
(57 posts)BeanMusical
(4,389 posts)forest444
(5,902 posts)It infringes on a man's right to choose, don'tchaknow.
enigmatic
(15,021 posts)Well, done, Mary Lou Marzian!
BlueJazz
(25,348 posts)justgamma
(3,666 posts)I remember in the mid 70's, I had to get my hubby's written permission before getting my tubes tied.
greymouse
(872 posts)but that's a new one. I'd say Unbelievable, but it is all too believable.
mwooldri
(10,303 posts)truthisfreedom
(23,154 posts)libdem4life
(13,877 posts)leftyladyfrommo
(18,870 posts)How does it feel, guys?