‘Don’t say vagina’ bill faces vote in Michigan senate committee
A controversial anti-abortion Michigan bill that prompted Rep. Lisa Brown (D) to be banned from the house floor for saying the word “vagina” faces a vote in the state’s senate committee on Thursday.
The bill would implement a host of regulatory requirements for abortion providers, including special licensure, elaborate tissue disposal requirements, mandated screening for women seeking an abortion and a ban on remote counseling for taking medical abortion pills. The Center for Reproductive Rights, which opposes such regulations, said, “These excessive and unnecessary government regulations – an ever-growing trend among state legislatures – increase the cost and scarcity of abortion services, harming women’s health and inhibiting their reproductive choices.”
Her objections to the bill prompted Rep. Brown to say, “I’m flattered you’re all so concerned about my vagina. But no means no.”
Republicans then banned her and another Democrat from speaking on the floor, saying her use of the word “vagina” was a violation of “decorum.”
After Brown was banned from speaking, she and other activists gathered on the state capitol steps to perform “The Vagina Monologues” in protest.
via ‘Don’t say vagina’ bill faces vote in Michigan senate committee | The Raw Story.
I cannot believe stuff like this is actually happening in our country. I guess “taking the country back” is short for backwards in all of its connotations.
Thats the science term. What do they want for us to say pussy? this is simply rediculous.
I think they just want us to sit down, shut up, and let the menfolk do the thinking.