Boxer Challenges Men Who Support Nelsons Abortion Amendment

[cal04]

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Boxer’s message to men who support abortion riders: How would you like it if we singled out Viagara?
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/12/07/boxers-viagara/

[waterscalm]

1. Good on Boxer.

[mikelgb]

2. My Idea: Don't cover the second half of a vasectomy.

[WileEcoyote]

4. Don't cover Conservative men for anything

Make the phucktards pay out of pocket. Publish their names and personal/medical information on the internet too.

But please be careful we don't lump all men into this category. Only the Cons are doing this. I am not responsible for their stupid actions. Just like I'm not to blame for waht Scott Peterson and O.J. Simpson did.

Let's not use too broad of a brush. Not saying you meant this but for the others.

[Guilded Lilly]

3. I wonder how many males

sitting in the room while she said this might have squirmed jussssst a tad...as if thinking...hey, you are talking about something very private. Maybe if more women spoke these terms outloud to those men in Congress who so easily banty about the terms regarding female reproductive health they would understand more about the emotion attached to ANYONE's right to have control over their body and to have health care support to maintain their personal needs and choices.

Just a thought.

And echo this sentiment everywhere, Boxer! Bravo.

[Tx4obama]

5. Viagra shouldn't be covered by insurance in the first place.

And I am sick of all the Erectile Dysfunction commercials on the TV.
Enough is enough.
Everyone knows about Viagra, etc. is so enough already!

[Fridays Child]

6. Second that!

[proud patriot]

7. That's my Senator

:)

[ProgressOnTheMove]

8. Well done Boxer for calling them out on their nonsense.

[Bette Noir]

9. She's my hero.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

10. K&R

It's been said before that the issue should be framed "a woman's right to privacy", not "a woman's right to choose."

Thank you, Senator Boxer.

[olegramps]

11. Do you actually believe that those writing this legislation give a damn.

I sincerely question if those who claim to be pro-life and appose providing covering abortion services when confronted with an unexpected pregnancy or one with severe problems within their our family would actually oppose getting an abortion. Just how many Catholics would adhere to their church's draconian teachings and watch their wife of daughter die in childbirth rather than abort a difficult pregnancy? How many of these vocal pro-lifers would force their ten or eleven year old daughter who was raped to carry the child to full term? These people are just plain vanilla hypocrites whose only concern is pandering to the religious right wing brain-washed morons to get their support.

What is really distressing about the situation is that the very same people who are so adamantly opposed to abortion are also the very same ones who don't support a major birth control program that would actually reduce the need for abortion. They are also the same vocal minority that protest comprehensive sex education classes and availability of contraceptives for young people. These are the same idiots that think that abstinence programs are actually effective. I am willing to bet that the majority of these phonies that have been elected have had their daughters on the pill as soon as they thought they could possibly be sexually active and if their daughter did get pregnant wouldn't hesitate to get an abortion.

[BennyD]

12. Apples & Oranges n/t

[Lucy Goosey]

13. Rock on sister Boxer!

I don't think that the Viagra comparison is very good or useful, but I honestly don't think that any man should get a say in what I can do with my reproductive system unless I choose to gove him a say.