Dem Lawmakers Introduce 'Contraception Begins at Erection' Bills in Multiple States | Common Dreams
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"If you think it's absurd to regulate men, then you should think it's equally absurd to regulate women," said the author of an Ohio bill, who is also an OB-GYN.

Faced with relentless Republican attacks on reproductive freedom including efforts to give embryos and fetuses legal rights from the moment of conception, Democratic lawmakers in two states have recently introduced legislation that would ban men from ejaculating for purposes other than making babies, with some exceptions.

  • knightmare1147@lemmy.worldEnglish
    795·
    8 hours ago

    What does this serve other than performative at best and worryingly close to mimicking the actual bigoted actions that are taking place right now? Please, I need to see some outreach to communities that are hurting, not ‘gotcha’ moments that do nothing but circle the drain.

    • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      223·
      6 hours ago

      performative at best and worryingly close to mimicking the actual bigoted actions that are taking place

      You just summed up everything the Dem leadership ever does to #Resist 😮‍💨

    • Varyk@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      263·
      7 hours ago

      this is literally outreach to those communities by applying the same absurd standards that are being applied to the current victims to the oppressors.

      This is a valid and effective proposal to counter the reproductive rights recently stolen from women.

    • themeatbridge@lemmy.worldEnglish
      402·
      8 hours ago

      Sometimes you need a “gotcha” moment to make headlines and hopefully reacha few people who are so delusional they think prohibiting abortion is in any way related to saving lives.

      They can donthe outreach to, it just doesn’t garner media attention. That’s not to say they’re doing it. They are Democrats, after all. Ineffective and performative are on-brand.

    • anon6789@lemmy.worldEnglish
      122·
      6 hours ago

      I’m with you on this stuff. Leave this stuff to The Daily Show correspondents. This is as serious as the Red, White, and Blue Land proposal.

      If I’m looking for who I’m voting for and saw:

      1. Tried but failed to get school breakfast refunded.

      2. Tried to troll Republicans with the Ant-Whacking bill.

      Number 1 may have also failed to accomplish anything, but they spent their time in office at least attempting to do what they were elected to do.

      This stuff feels like lame Ron/Rand Paul crap trying to make worthless votes look like they’re actually principles. If this is the best use of time they can find, we’re in trouble. They need to be out figuring out why they lost to literal criminals, not coming up with ways to “slam” them and doing their version of Steven Miller’s searching out obscure old regulation to impede the burning of our rights and protections.