Part of Ohio anti-abortion bill based on an article from 1917--yes, the 1917 from a century ago

[Soph0571]

Do you currently have the power of speech? Prepare to temporarily lose it. The Ohio Republican pushing an anti-abortion bill requiring insurance companies to cover surgery to reimplant ectopic pregnancies into the uterus—a surgery that does not exist—has provided the receipts for his claim that it does exist. And it turns out that a key part of state Rep. John Becker’s evidence for ectopic pregnancy reimplantation in the year 2019 is an article from the year 1917. Nineteen. Seventeen.

[link:https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/5/17/1858524/-Part-of-Ohio-anti-abortion-bill-based-on-an-article-from-1917-Yes-the-1917-a-century-ago|

One question - how the fuck do complete morons like this actually get into elected office?

[Solly Mack]

1. Wow. Damn.

[Ohiogal]

2. It's a question for the ages.

How do morons like Becker keep getting elected anywhere?

I put most of the blame on right wing radio and TV propaganda which saturates the airwaves in these areas, and also misinformation that is spread around on social media.

[hvn_nbr_2]

3. How do complete morons get elected?

Complete morons vote for them.

[MFM008]

4. Perfect for

Republican ideology.

[area51]

5. WTAF?

[Merlot]

6. If they're going to pass bills forcing insurance to do proceedures

then how about insurance covers ALL proceedures? Why not a law that insurance companies can't let people die from lack of care?

[KentuckyWoman]

7. They get elected because .... Jeebus.

Southwestern Ohio Jeebus nutz are crazier than the snake handler types back where I come from in eastern Kentucky.