Virginia State Senator Adds Rectal Exam To Abortion Bill

Posted by | January 31, 2012 16:19 | Filed under: Top Stories


Virginia State Senator Janet Howell says if women are forced to have ultrasounds, men should have equal obligations.

[She] has decided to protest the bill that would require women to have an ultrasound before an abortion with another amendment: require men to receive rectal exams before receiving erectile dysfunction medication, the Washington Post reported.

Howell expressed her disdain for the latest legislation on Monday, and said the amendment was just a matter of fairness between genders. Her amendment states before a man is treated for erectile dysfunction they must undergo a cardiac stress test and a digital rectal exam.

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