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Kind of Funny: Kentucky bill requires spouse consent to husband’s Viagra use

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Angered by a new law requiring women receive medical counseling at least 24 hours before an abortion, a Kentucky lawmaker decided she was going to “strike a nerve” with her political opponents — in particular, the men.

State Rep. Mary Lou Marzian, a Louisville Democrat, has introduced a bill that would require any man seeking a prescription for drugs to treat erectile dysfunction — such as Viagra, Cialis and Levitra — to “have two office visits on two different calendar days” before receiving the desired medication.

Marzian’s House Bill 396 would only allow married men access to the treatments and call on them to “produce a signed and dated letter” demonstrating the consent of their current spouse. They would also have to give a sworn statement — “hand on a Bible” — that the prescription would only be used for sex with their legal partners.





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