Sen. Janet Howell, D-Fairfax, offered an amendment Monday to a bill requiring women to receive an ultrasound before having an abortion, that would require men with erectile dysfunction to have a rectal exam.
In protesting what she see's as an unecessary procedure for women to have to undergo before having an abortion.
"We should just have a little gender equity here," Howell said.
The amendment ultimately failed to pass on a nearly party line vote of 19-21.
The Senate is expected to vote on the ultrasound measure Tuesday.
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Posted by: Beats by Dr | Monday, February 13, 2012 at 04:05 AM
Idleness is the key of beggary, and the root of all evil.
Posted by: Christian Louboutin | Wednesday, February 08, 2012 at 01:52 AM
I think it's the Republicans who can't be trusted with power. What a scary group of people and it gets worse every day.
Posted by: LJK | Wednesday, February 01, 2012 at 01:52 PM
bravo! Republicans think they have a right to invade my body, this was just a way to prove that were just two votes away from invading yours! Haha priceless!
Posted by: paula | Wednesday, February 01, 2012 at 10:05 AM
Thank you Sen. Howell for that little piece of complete intellectual dishonesty/absurdity.
Amendments like this, and the fact that almost every Democrat supported it provide further evidence that they simply cannot be trusted with power.
Thank God the Senate turned in the last election.
Posted by: Nick F | Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 12:24 PM