In the recent months, the Republican candidates seem to be vying for the most outlandish stance on women's health decision. At the same time, a panel of ALL MEN testified before Congress about requiring religious employers to offer contraceptive coverage through their employer-based health insurance plans. That news was followed by Rush Limbaugh calling a law student a slut and prostitute. She happened to be testifying about the need for oral contraceptives to prevent ovarian cysts to preserve later fertility.
Well, fast forward to today's news: an Ohio lawmaker has had enough with the absurd (that's my word) number of restrictions and requirements for women to receive an abortion in Ohio. Currently, there is a bill in the Ohio legislature that would ban an abortion so long as there is a detectable fetal heartbeat. (For convenience, it's called the "Heartbeat Bill.") The bill, along with what is already enacted, will essentially make receiving an abortion a huge ordeal and be overly burdensome (again, my own legal conclusion). Senator Nina Turner wants to statutorily require men seeking erectile dysfunction medicine to have to undergo the same amount of red tape that women seeking an abortion must go through. In fact, she even matches the requirements of the anti-abortion bill to her own bill. This is a fantastic ploy, and I'm loving it. Keep it up, Senator Turner! You've got my support!
For more information, see News Article
p.s. I can't wait to see what Jon Stewart has to say about this. You can see his show interviewing the President of Planned Parenthood here: Interview With PP President
p.p.s. Here is Jon Stewart's response to Rush's comments: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/06/jon-stewart-rush-limbaugh-video_n_1323455.html?ref=mostpopular
Well, fast forward to today's news: an Ohio lawmaker has had enough with the absurd (that's my word) number of restrictions and requirements for women to receive an abortion in Ohio. Currently, there is a bill in the Ohio legislature that would ban an abortion so long as there is a detectable fetal heartbeat. (For convenience, it's called the "Heartbeat Bill.") The bill, along with what is already enacted, will essentially make receiving an abortion a huge ordeal and be overly burdensome (again, my own legal conclusion). Senator Nina Turner wants to statutorily require men seeking erectile dysfunction medicine to have to undergo the same amount of red tape that women seeking an abortion must go through. In fact, she even matches the requirements of the anti-abortion bill to her own bill. This is a fantastic ploy, and I'm loving it. Keep it up, Senator Turner! You've got my support!
For more information, see News Article
p.s. I can't wait to see what Jon Stewart has to say about this. You can see his show interviewing the President of Planned Parenthood here: Interview With PP President
p.p.s. Here is Jon Stewart's response to Rush's comments: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/06/jon-stewart-rush-limbaugh-video_n_1323455.html?ref=mostpopular
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