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In the discussion thread: Irked by abortion bill, Va. senator adds rectal exams for men [View all]

Tue Jan 31, 2012, 04:28 PM

boppers (16,588 posts)

93. "Not pleasant"

That was my point.

People don't have an abortion because it's an enjoyable activity.

Basically, I'm trying to push back at the mindset that medical procedures are being done for personal entertainment... but your mention of plastic surgery gives me pause, and makes me think of things I'd rather not.

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101 replies	Author	Time	Post
Irked by abortion bill, Va. senator adds rectal exams for men [View all]	kpete	Jan 2012	OP
K & Fookin' R!	AzDar	Jan 2012	#1
Spam deleted by William769 (MIR Team)	ammyjames	Apr 2012	#100
Only in Virginia, the homophobic, 70% against gay marriage state	just1voice	Jan 2012	#2
I'm here in VA. too.	DocMac	Jan 2012	#7
I live in Glen Allen, and your 70/30 assessment on the repub side is about accurate, for this	spicegal	Jan 2012	#61
Actually, i'm near Parham and Three Chopt Rd.	DocMac	Jan 2012	#87
It was a Democrat who proposed the anal probe.	WhoIsNumberNone	Jan 2012	#16
I think it is a great idea. I am still laughing and I was trying to read this to my husband.	southernyankeebelle	Jan 2012	#22
Agree with the OP and with your suggestion too!	Nihil	Jan 2012	#65
I can agree with that.	southernyankeebelle	Jan 2012	#70
Good idea and also to post a bond	Tumbulu	Jan 2012	#73
Now we are talking. Good idea.	southernyankeebelle	Jan 2012	#75
Yes, I think you're correct	just1voice	Jan 2012	#37
"abortion as unpleasent as possible"	boppers	Jan 2012	#58
Are we going to quibble over semantics here?	WhoIsNumberNone	Jan 2012	#80
Speak for yourself - a fair number of women (especially in Europe) find it trivial, and rightly so.	saras	Jan 2012	#91
"Not pleasant"	boppers	Jan 2012	#93
True - but looks like it gets Bipartisan support from Mitt Rmoney ...	66 dmhlt	Jan 2012	#63
The problem is that they had to vote it down because	cstanleytech	Jan 2012	#67
To be fair ...	TahitiNut	Jan 2012	#76
+1	Blue_Tires	Jan 2012	#66
"Gender Equity"---a great idea!!	HuskiesHowls	Jan 2012	#3
Love it.	proud2BlibKansan	Jan 2012	#4
me too	greymattermom	Jan 2012	#30
He's weird about lots of stuff	proud2BlibKansan	Jan 2012	#32
Creative legislative revenge	eyewall	Jan 2012	#5
That is a good one!	DocMac	Jan 2012	#6
That is hilarious.	Ruby the Liberal	Jan 2012	#8
And for the men Senators a special deal.	Turbineguy	Jan 2012	#9
Funny and she should add	chowder66	Jan 2012	#10
And as a public service, a film about the clitoris	arcane1	Jan 2012	#21
Now, what would a male republican	usrname	Jan 2012	#23
"Isn't that one of those commie countries?" eom	boppers	Jan 2012	#59
Actually no...	pauljulian	Jan 2012	#89
What does Seinfeld's girlfriend have to do with it????	Gormy Cuss	Jan 2012	#86
Some Repuke here in Oklahoma	KatyaR	Jan 2012	#11
Approximately 80% of sexually active adults in the US have HPV.	truthisfreedom	Jan 2012	#17
Which is the ludicrous part?	Control-Z	Jan 2012	#52
That it targets men.	boppers	Jan 2012	#60
DON'T GIVE THEM ANY IDEAS	Skittles	Jan 2012	#68
Go Senator Howell !!!	WillyT	Jan 2012	#12
K&R!	Louisiana1976	Jan 2012	#13
Since these aren't always medically neccessary	Sgent	Jan 2012	#14
Who's paying for the sonogram?	catrose	Jan 2012	#15
I think a lot of male doctors hand that shit out like candy.	MADem	Jan 2012	#27
It's to add cost and inconvenience and to shame....	ProfessionalLeftist	Jan 2012	#40
Sonograms aren't medically necessary either	proud2BlibKansan	Jan 2012	#33
I agree	Sgent	Jan 2012	#38
Actually, I heard sonograms are required in Britain	caseymoz	Jan 2012	#55
They are still not medically necessary	proud2BlibKansan	Jan 2012	#62
While people also got spinal surgery without MRI's	caseymoz	Jan 2012	#78
A couple of things--	PotatoChip	Jan 2012	#94
You heard it or you know it?	Ilsa	Jan 2012	#97
I said "I heard it" so that means I heard it.	caseymoz	Jan 2012	#99
I'm sure her point was to make sure this would NOT pass	Liberty Belle	Jan 2012	#44
Love this and	KT2000	Jan 2012	#18
k&r n/t	RainDog	Jan 2012	#19
Honorary Special Achievement DUzy for State Senator Howell!	rocktivity	Jan 2012	#20
+ 1,000,000,000... What You Said !!!	WillyT	Jan 2012	#29
Good for Janet Howell--what a charmingly legislative way of saying	MADem	Jan 2012	#24
+1	dmr	Jan 2012	#50
Yes please! Hoping for more tack ons like this one.	Overseas	Jan 2012	#25
A goose for The Gander!!!	bvar22	Jan 2012	#26
Whaddaya mean, bad? That was the best one-liner thus far! nt	MADem	Jan 2012	#47
DUzy!	calimary	Jan 2012	#57
Awesome. nt	ZombieHorde	Jan 2012	#28
Brilliant move!	Lost-in-FL	Jan 2012	#31
Good on her....	lib2DaBone	Jan 2012	#34
Boom! Fuckin' right.	JBoy	Jan 2012	#35
Let's add a brain scan for fundies.	muntrv	Jan 2012	#36
doesn't insurance...	awoke_in_2003	Jan 2012	#49
But she was unsuccessful, am I reading that correctly?	Quantess	Jan 2012	#39
Unfortunately, that is the case. nt	MADem	Jan 2012	#48
But the message wasn't lost.	Control-Z	Jan 2012	#53
No, it certainly wasn't. It was witty and direct. nt	MADem	Jan 2012	#54
I love that you have the Trust Women thing as your icon	uppityperson	Jan 2012	#79
Fookin' awesome	TexasPaganDem	Jan 2012	#41
Brilliant! Too bad it didn't get adopted. MCPs are alive and well.	Liberty Belle	Jan 2012	#42
Backwards again	Scairp	Jan 2012	#43
LOVE this gal	Skittles	Jan 2012	#45
GOP = evil fucks	mike_c	Jan 2012	#46
It's about time some one counteracted the rethuglican foolishness. Yes! Yes! Yes! nt	mfcorey1	Jan 2012	#51
NOW you're talking! Sauce for the gander as well as the goose.	calimary	Jan 2012	#56
I love this senator!!!!!!!!!!	Vinca	Jan 2012	#64
Perfect!	hifiguy	Jan 2012	#69
F'king brilliant!!!	VWolf	Jan 2012	#71
once again, the party of "get gov. out of my business" delves right into women's private parts	wordpix	Jan 2012	#72
Check out the paper's article and their positioning on wording	glowing	Jan 2012	#74
It should be Pro Abortion-rights, if they need to use that phrase. Pro-rights, not pro-abortion.	uppityperson	Jan 2012	#81
ROFLMAO	catbyte	Jan 2012	#77
With pleasure!	mahatmakanejeeves	Jan 2012	#82
OK, who laughed a little bit?	Arkana	Jan 2012	#83
Hell if I was in the legislature with Sen Howell, I would co-sponsor this in a heartbeat...	WCGreen	Jan 2012	#84
Way to go, Janet! TAKE it to them!!	patrice	Jan 2012	#85
That sounds perfectly reasonable to me.	Arkansas Granny	Jan 2012	#88
Now this is a lady who knows what it's all about!	hamsterjill	Jan 2012	#90
Seems Fair To Me. n/t	sandyj999	Jan 2012	#92
Before I clicked on this thread . . .	Brigid	Jan 2012	#95
WOW = MOM upside down!!!!!!	astarfitter	Jan 2012	#96
Sinning sexually?	Ilsa	Jan 2012	#98
Spam deleted by cyberswede (MIR Team)	marklee	May 2012	#101

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