As male politicians continue their March To The Medievel, proposing and passing legislation over women's bodies, it seems only fair that a female lawmaker has proposed a bill (admittedly tongue in cheek) limiting the availability of vasectomies for men.
After all, using that form of contraception is an affront to the potential babies who could be born had the man not chosen to shut down the factory. Surely, if men think they have some right to govern our bodies, we women should be able to institute rules over theirs, correct?
Rep. Yasmin Neal (D) of Georgia has put forth Bill 1116 in an attempt to show how intrusive is the abortion-limiting bill moving through her own legislature. Her parody would limit vasectomies unless it can be medically proven that a man faces death or "impairment of a major bodily function" without one.
Personally, I propose the Belly Of A Whore bill.
It would make masturbation a crime. One taintamount to murder. And I would, taking a page from Rick Santorum's playbook, use the Bible as my backup (and since he believes in a theocracy in which the United States of America has a Pope-in-Chief, not Commander-in-Chief, and in one where we finally tell the Constitution to eff off, I would expect him to be one of my first supporters), calling on Genesis 38, and the story of Onan - the story which has been extrapolated to, "It is better to cast your seed in the belly of a whore than to spill it on the ground."
Or on the sheets. In a towel. A wad of Kleenex.
After all, half the building blocks of life squirt forth from a man's loins. So if folks like Santorum want to restrict and control a woman's access to birth control, then we must be vigilant in insuring that her free flowing eggs have as many sperm as possible to create as many babies as possible.
And it shouldn't be hard to accomplish - Rick sanctioning ideas that would all but place cameras in our bedrooms, bathrooms, backseats to monitor that we are all procreating, not pleasuring.
The GOP is a scary place. Scarier than it has ever been. And if you are a woman and not paying attention, shame on you.
And if you are a man with a wad of those Kleenexes on your nightstand? Beware. I may have been kidding last week about probing your ass with an ultrasound wand if you want Viagra, but if you want to keep trying to legislate MY reproductive organs, you'd better wear a cup, because yours are now in the curly hairs crosshairs.
BEST POST EVER!!
Yay for Yasmin!
Posted by: Linda L | Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 10:12 AM
AWESOME Linda!
Posted by: Chicky (Kathy) | Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 12:23 PM
*Applauding*...You are awesome!
Posted by: Amy in CT | Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 03:07 PM
Remember Monty Python; "Every Little Sperm is Sacred"? Clearly, Dick (excuse me--Rick) Santorum should have that as his campaign theme song!
Posted by: Robin in NM | Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 10:38 PM
I love this lady.
Yasmin Neal in 2016!
Santorum is driving me to drink. The economy is still unwell, the Middle East is a tinderbox, and everywhere you look there is a problem -- but what is he worried about? Contraception and abortions. If he doesn't believe in them he doesn't have to use them or have one. Leave the rest of us alone.
Posted by: Nikki | Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 10:51 PM
Applause for Rep. Neal!
Posted by: Theresa from Virginia | Friday, February 24, 2012 at 08:50 AM