Copyrighted Image? DMCA | For perhaps the first time in recent history, male reproductive health is at the forefront of political debate. In at least six states, lawmakers -- all women and all Democrats -- have proposed bills or amendments in the last few weeks that aim to regulate a man's access to reproductive health care. It's their way of responding to the ongoing debate around contraception and abortion, said Jennifer Lawless, director of the Women & Politics Institute at American University. Some would prohibit men from getting vasectomies, such as Georgia's House Bill 1116, which states: "Thousands of children are deprived of birth in this state every year because of the lack of state regulation over vasectomies." |
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