Gender equity

Janet Howell, Democratic State Senator in Virginia found a new way to protest the bill that would require an ultrasound exam before a woman could have an abortion.

Senator Howell told the Huffington Post:  "We need some gender equity here.  The Virginia senate is about to pass a bill that will require a woman to have a totally unnecessary medical procedure at their cost and inconvenience. If we're going to do that to women, why not do that to men?"

So she introduced an amendment to the bill that would require men to undergo a rectal exam and a cardiac stress test before getting a prescription for erectile dysfunction medication.

The amendment was narrowly defeated 21 to 19.   Six of the seven women senators voted for the amendment, which means that 13 men did also.

Way to go, Janet !!!

Ralph