What's Fair is Fair

This week, I read an article on NPR's website about several Democratic lawmakers across the coun try proposing legislation to restrict men's access to reproductive health care. Situations include prohibiting men from getting vasectomies, to requiring cardiac stress tests for obtaining Viagra to ensure that they are healthy enough for sexual activity.

Of course this sounds ridiculous at first glance, and frankly, it is. That's the point. As Jennifer Lawless, director of the Women & Politics Institute at American University says, "The ultimate goal in proposing bills related to male reproductive health is not to get them passed. By drawing attention to these bills, Democrats are looking to motivate independent and undecided voters, especially women, to show up at the polls in November for the general election."

I don't support the laws on their literal content, but I fully support the message these lawmakers are sending: If you're going to propose ridiculous laws that unfairly affect women, why not propose ridiculous laws that unfairly affect men around the exact same issue?

I recommend you read the article, because it makes a lot of really good points and it's really well-written.

Article linked here.