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December 16, 2015

SC Lawmaker Floats "Invasive" Viagra Bill to Protest Abortion Curbs 
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A South Carolina state lawmaker has pre-filed a bill restricting access
to Viagra and other erectile dysfunction medications for men in order to
make a point about increasing restrictions on women's reproductive
rights. The bill requires men seeking Viagra to undergo a 24-hour
waiting period, submit a notarized affidavit from a sexual partner, be
examined by a state-licensed sexual therapist and attend outpatient
counseling sessions. South Carolina State Representative Mia Mc Leod
said she made the bill as complex as possible—in order to prove a
point about restrictions on abortion.

Rep. Mia Mc Leod: "I purposely tried to make it as invasive, as
intrusive, as hypocritical and unnecessary as possible, to make the
point."

Similar attempts to restrict Viagra access in Ohio and other states have
so far been unsuccessful.

 

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