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w0nderer

(1,937 posts)
Tue Feb 16, 2016, 06:56 PM Feb 2016

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!
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Want Viagra? Proposed Kentucky Law Would Require Note From Spouse - The New York Times (Original Post) w0nderer Feb 2016 OP
As a counterpoint to ridiculous healthcare crap, good uppityperson Feb 2016 #1
Something similar happened in Virginia Sophiegirl Feb 2016 #2
I love it DesertRat Feb 2016 #3
Brilliant lol nt retrowire Feb 2016 #4
And then nichomachus Feb 2016 #5
*snort* SoapBox Feb 2016 #8
Yes! SoapBox Feb 2016 #6
Hah! cui bono Feb 2016 #7
She's a RN sarge43 Feb 2016 #9
I'd like to shake this womans hand. n/t Paper Roses Feb 2016 #10
+1. navarth Feb 2016 #13
perfect! you rock marzian! Rose77 Feb 2016 #11
Perfect. BeanMusical Feb 2016 #12
Oh, we can't do that! forest444 Feb 2016 #14
Perfect enigmatic Feb 2016 #15
I love this kind of stuff. Men want to control woman's sex life.? Works both ways Assholes! BlueJazz Feb 2016 #16
He'd better work hard to keep the wife happy. justgamma Feb 2016 #17
I've heard about a lot of crap greymouse Feb 2016 #19
Sounds good to me :) nt mwooldri Feb 2016 #18
Intelligent. truthisfreedom Feb 2016 #20
Blatant sexism !!! libdem4life Feb 2016 #21
This is so funny. leftyladyfrommo Feb 2016 #22

nichomachus

(12,754 posts)
5. And then
Tue Feb 16, 2016, 07:14 PM
Feb 2016

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)
8. *snort*
Tue Feb 16, 2016, 07:21 PM
Feb 2016

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!

sarge43

(28,945 posts)
9. She's a RN
Tue Feb 16, 2016, 07:28 PM
Feb 2016

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.

justgamma

(3,666 posts)
17. He'd better work hard to keep the wife happy.
Tue Feb 16, 2016, 10:33 PM
Feb 2016

I remember in the mid 70's, I had to get my hubby's written permission before getting my tubes tied.

greymouse

(872 posts)
19. I've heard about a lot of crap
Wed Feb 17, 2016, 09:40 AM
Feb 2016

but that's a new one. I'd say Unbelievable, but it is all too believable.

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