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Stimulating Conversation: Why Some Female Legislators Want a Waiting Period for Viagra

April 29, 2024

"My point is to illustrate how intrusive and ridiculous it is for elected officials to be inserting themselves into private and personal medical decisions," Marzian, who is a nurse, tells Reuters (as reported by CBS News).

The proposal was perfectly timed. In fact, it came to light almost immediately after Republican Gov. Matt Bevin of Kentucky did something drastic. He signed an "informed consent" law. This law would force women to engage in counseling with a physician one day before having an abortion.

It’s not tough to understand what these female legislators are trying to prove. They are tired of laws like these, and they’re protesting men who want to dictate decisions about women's health. 

That’s because men dominate legislative processes. In fact, men make up more than 75 percent of state legislators nationally, according to the National Conference of State Legislators. 

"Do we really want a bunch of legislators interfering in private, personal, medical decisions?" Marzian questioned, as reported by CBS News. And while she doesn’t expect the bill to pass, she’s making a strong statement about the current state of women’s rights under such legislation. 

CBS News reports that there have been other attempts by conservative legislators to impose laws that regulate just what women do with their bodies. In fact, they say that Oklahoma actually proposed a "spilled semen amendment." This amendment would “declare it an act against unborn children for men to waste sperm.” Virginia legislators proposed an amendment to a bill “requiring an ultrasound before an abortion that would mandate men have a rectal exam before being prescribed Viagra.”

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