COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bill that would make getting Viagra and other drugs to treat erectile dysfunction nearly as hard to obtain as an abortion in South Carolina is going before a House committee.
Rep. Mia McLeod has said she knows her bill doesn't have a chance to pass the Republican and male-dominated Legislature. But she wants to use hearings like the one Wednesday before the House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee to make a point.
McLeod says lawmakers have no business regulating men's sexual lives and they should stay out of women's reproductive issues.
Other parts of McLeod's bill include requiring a patient to get a sworn statement from a sexual partner about their problems and counseling that celibacy is a valid life choice before getting a prescription.
The bill's sponsor said she knows it doesn't stand a chance of passing, but filed it in response to south Carolina's rules on abortions.
State lawmakers have tried for several years to ban abortions past 19 weeks. This year they're considering a bill banning the procedure beyond 20-weeks.
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