Ultrasounds Before Abortions? Only if Men Get Rectal Exams for Viagra, Virginia Lawmaker Says

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'But yesterday, State Sen. Janet D. Howell, a Democrat from Fairfax, decided to push back on the measure, which she said is "adding to the cost and ... opening [women] up for emotional blackmail."

Attempts to derail pieces of legislation by adding unpalatable amendments—say, attaching to a budget autonomy bill a rider that would turn the District into a shooting gallery—are often called "poison pills."

Well, in the case of the ultrasound bill, Howell's poison pill is the little blue pill.

In deliberations over the measure yesterday, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported, Howell offered an amendment that would require any man seeking a prescription for erectile dysfunction medication first submit to a rectal examination.

"I think we should just have a little gender equity here," Howell said when presenting her amendment.

Conservatives want women considering abortion to undergo an additional procedure, potentially adding to the financial and emotional cost? Howell said men who need a little extra lift from drugs like Viagra or Cialis should undergo more scrutiny, too. Seems fair.'