The debate about whether birth control should be a part of health insurance will be over soon in the U.S. Science has come to the help of the christian rightwing.
Republican Jeanine Nutter from New Hampshire explains her male collegues all about protecting their prostates from the evil workings of the pill for women:
Republican New Hampshire Representatove Jeanine Notter: “As a man, would it interest you to know that Dr. Brownstein just published an article that links the pill to prostate cancer?”, Notter asked state Rep. Andrew Manuse (R-Derry).
“In the children that are born from these women?” a confused Manuse replied.
“Women take the pill and it’s in their bodies - I’m very anti-chemical - and the men pick it up,” she explained.
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By kloeless on 19/02/2012 - 8:01Anyone surprised why there were no women present in the Congressional debate organized by the Republicans on birth control?
By rowdy on 19/02/2012 - 8:30She refers to a study that has found that countries with higher rates of hormonal birth control pills have higher rates of prostate cancer in men.
It’s not clear whether the study indicates correlation or causation. For example, is it possible that countries with higher rates of birth control are also more industrialized, that men are exposed to more carcinogens overall?
By DrOetker on 19/02/2012 - 9:17She refers to a study that has found that countries with higher rates of hormonal birth control pills have higher rates of prostate cancer in men.
It’s not clear whether the study indicates correlation or causation. For example, is it possible that countries with higher rates of birth control are also more industrialized, that men are exposed to more carcinogens overall?
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By DrOetker on 19/02/2012 - 9:18Couldn’t it just be that countries with more use of the pill, western countries mainly, have better screening of illnesses like prostate cancer and therefore find more of it?
By DrOetker on 19/02/2012 - 9:19