A law requiring vasectomies? Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) will not stand for this blatant violation of a (male) person’s bodily autonomy!
On Sunday, Cruz tweeted an article from a conservative news site about Alabama state Rep. Rolanda Hollis’ (D) bill requiring men to undergo vasectomies at the age of 50 or after the birth of their third child.
“Yikes. A government big enough to give you everything is big enough to take everything…literally!” Cruz, a staunch opponent of abortion rights, wrote.
The Republican has advocated for a full ban on abortion with no exceptions, stripping funding for Planned Parenthood, and allowing companies to deny birth control coverage.
Under HB238, introduced by Hollis on Thursday, men would be legally required to undergo a vasectomy procedure “at his own expense” once he turns 50 or has a third child, “whichever comes first.”
“Under existing law, there are no restrictions on the reproductive rights of men,” Hollis wrote in the bill’s synopsis.
In May, Alabama passed a severe anti-abortion law making the procedure entirely illegal unless the mother’s health is in danger, with zero exceptions for rape and/or incest. Doctors who violate the law face a prison sentence of to 99 years. As is the case with other red states that passed heavy abortion restrictions, Alabama conservatives hope the court battles over the law will eventually end up in front of the conservative-leaving Supreme Court.
Hollis did not respond to TPM’s request for comment at the time of writing.
CoyoteConscious on February 17th, 2020 at 17:39 UTC »
Of course. He believes only women should have their bodies legislated.
This is a protest bill, not intended to be passed for real, but rather to draw attention to the fact that lawmakers keep trying to legislate women's bodies.
So Ted Cruz is either dumb as a bag of hair, and does not understand that, in which case he should not be in public office, or he is being willfully dishonest about it, in which case he should not be in public office.
coldwarspy on February 17th, 2020 at 17:04 UTC »
If it stops Cruz from reproducing, I’ll go under the knife.
Twoweekswithpay on February 17th, 2020 at 17:03 UTC »
The Horror...The Horror... 🤷🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️