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In reply to the discussion: Vasectomy bill proposed in response to Louisiana's abortion ban [View all]moonshinegnomie
(2,501 posts)43. any politician that votes for an abortion ban should be sterilized.....
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Where in the galloping fuck did I ever intimate that sex offenders should be tolerated?
Act_of_Reparation
Mar 21
#67
Okay, then. They can sue the government for wrongful punishment if they're actually not guilty of rape.
intheflow
Mar 21
#81
Then the few men that caught, tried and convicted as sex offender will have to have vasectomies.
intheflow
Mar 21
#50
Best post of the day. Stop rape and incest, or sterilize sex criminals and allow abortion.
marble falls
Mar 21
#52
A vasectomy doesn't have any impact on one's ability to engage in sexual assault.
brooklynite
Mar 21
#8
While I'm not a fan of this I do like the idea of vasectomies for all over the are of 13.
Hope22
Mar 21
#10
Red states like Louisiana not only want to force birth even when it KILLS the woman, they also..
Hekate
Mar 21
#11
How can they shut down travel to another state for an abortion? How would they know?
CTyankee
Mar 21
#54
Texas passed a snitch law straight away. Then there's a bunch of redneck cops in my own California
Hekate
Mar 21
#70
Demonstrating why your argument was weak was weak argumentation on my part?
Act_of_Reparation
Mar 21
#38
It is in fact a perfect analogy. I'm sorry you have not been paying attention over the past few years.
Hekate
Mar 21
#74
It won't pass, but maybe it will make some men consider what it's like to lose bodily autonomy.
Nevilledog
Mar 21
#5
The bill is only for sexual predators, and while that's a legal designation, there are a lot of men out there who
WhiskeyGrinder
Mar 21
#6
Do they ever connect that with other people losing their autonomy? or is it only for themselves?
WhiskeyGrinder
Mar 21
#14
I've seen both. "Men should be inviolate" vs. "I've done nothing wrong so it doesn't apply"
Nevilledog
Mar 21
#18
My question is, do either of those thoughts get them to "OH! I guess it's wrong if we do it to women, too, and I will
WhiskeyGrinder
Mar 21
#19
Yeah so in the end that's why I'm not a fan of these kinds of bills/sentiments.
WhiskeyGrinder
Mar 21
#21
Some people -- men-people -- have no idea just how angry we are at being tossed back 200 years
Hekate
Mar 21
#15
I just want to say that I am embarrassed by the lack of understanding and empathy shown out here.
Hope22
Mar 21
#62
By that logic, perhaps an amendment is in order. I'm thinking that if a man wants viagra,
PatrickforB
Mar 21
#42
Think long and hard before you decide to employ doctors as agents of the penal state . . .
markpkessinger
Mar 21
#76