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14. Not to mention it's unlikely to be procreative sex. n/t

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Why isn't Viagra fair game under the Comstock Act? [View all] tulipsandroses Jun 2024 OP

if it's for men's pleasure Skittles Jun 2024 #1

Follow the money. This would piss off a lot of wealthy men... nt mitch96 Jun 2024 #22

Or monitoring viagra use, making doctors turn over viagra records. Irish_Dem Jun 2024 #24

Ok Mr Smith BOSSHOG Jun 2024 #33

Send them to fake viagra clinics. Irish_Dem Jun 2024 #38

Doctors Visit BOSSHOG Jun 2024 #34

Many men jump through those hoops to keep their wives from finding out getagrip_already Jun 2024 #42

Men will always get what they want. Irish_Dem Jun 2024 #43

Insurance. Does. Not. Cover. Viagra. louis-t Jun 2024 #44

Some Health Insurance Companies do. republianmushroom Jun 2024 #52

the generic often is Skittles Jun 2024 #59

Patriarchy. chowder66 Jun 2024 #2

Dems need to keep citing the Comstock Act as a law that could ban "everything from condoms to Viagra" in the mail. eppur_se_muova Jun 2024 #3

THIS, THIS, THIS!! TSExile Jun 2024 #5

Very good point! nt pnwmom Jun 2024 #4

I bet the majority of Viagra is bought by Incels, ammosexuals, trumpsters, etc. But haven't reviewed stats. Silent Type Jun 2024 #6

Incels, by nature, don't have intercourse. Why would they be pounding Viagra? Celerity Jun 2024 #15

Because the Comstock Act specifically mentions abortion. onenote Jun 2024 #7

This is just what I've been saying since they drug slightlv Jun 2024 #8

As long as rape is an option for these a holes "Lysistrata" will never work. littlemissmartypants Jun 2024 #9

I think Lysistrata might work to some extent. Irish_Dem Jun 2024 #27

No. Most men do not sleep on the couch. raging moderate Jun 2024 #30

So they create their own Lysistrata. Irish_Dem Jun 2024 #31

You should read the Comstock Act. It specifically mentions abortion. Viagra and Cialis don't cause abortions. onenote Jun 2024 #36

We are not legal experts arguing the law. Irish_Dem Jun 2024 #40

Were they not people who were prosecuted for other " obscenities" in the past? tulipsandroses Jun 2024 #47

Thank you. emulatorloo Jun 2024 #51

Excellent Point! The Roux Comes First Jun 2024 #10

Condoms too In It to Win It Jun 2024 #11

Condoms don't have anything to do with terminating a pregnancy. onenote Jun 2024 #37

I get that part but isn't the Democratic message also that the GOP are coming after contraception In It to Win It Jun 2024 #49

Yes it should. And if they continue to say life begins at conception then they need to start charging Maraya1969 Jun 2024 #12

I think that was the winning argument BigmanPigman Jun 2024 #13

An excellent post malaise Jun 2024 #21

Not to mention it's unlikely to be procreative sex. n/t BWdem4life Jun 2024 #14

Simple explanation: SamKnause Jun 2024 #16

Right you are. But if the women aren't supposed to have sex, who are the men going to have sex with? raccoon Jun 2024 #17

They never explain that part. SamKnause Jun 2024 #18

Women can have sex with men, but they will be severely punished for it. Irish_Dem Jun 2024 #28

Women aren't supposed to enjoy it. intheflow Jun 2024 #48

Republicans can use the Comstock Act to ban all sorts of things. Lonestarblue Jun 2024 #19

Hmmmmmmmm malaise Jun 2024 #20

Because men scream bloody murder when you even mention viagra Irish_Dem Jun 2024 #23

OR they say, "Lots of women like Viagra too!" As if the vast majority men weren't completely Scrivener7 Jun 2024 #46

If we could link viagra and abortion laws, abortion would be permanently legal immediately. Irish_Dem Jun 2024 #25

What's wrong with being "lewd, obscene and promiscuous?" eShirl Jun 2024 #26

Trump has total permanent immunity from all laws, rules, norms, traditions, agreements. Irish_Dem Jun 2024 #29

Actually, Viagra was developed as a cardiology medication Conjuay Jun 2024 #32

Abortion must not be a cash cow for our oligarch overlords. Irish_Dem Jun 2024 #41

Because it's not porn or birth control. Voltaire2 Jun 2024 #35

And, moreover, no one is relying on those portions of the Comstock Act that go beyond abortion. onenote Jun 2024 #39

You know why. Scrivener7 Jun 2024 #45

Because Viagra isn't birth control? It is analogous to topical estrogen, emulatorloo Jun 2024 #50

Too many women love Viagra for that to happen Kaleva Jun 2024 #53

See post 46. Scrivener7 Jun 2024 #60

Has a right-winger said that Viagra *isn't* "fair game"? muriel_volestrangler Jun 2024 #54

It's all a matter of picking definitions. Model35mech Jun 2024 #55

Because it promotes "life" and the ability to create it. BlueTsunami2018 Jun 2024 #56

Because white males want to use it senseandsensibility Jun 2024 #57

Because men's boners Bettie Jun 2024 #58