Support Democrats’ Right to Speak Freely and Make Damn Fools of Themselves
Comedy Always Evolves, and Colbert Almost Killed It
John Brennan Plays the 'Nazi Card' While FBI Turns Up the Heat
Remember the McCloskeys? The Government Finally Gave Back What it Stole From Them.
The VP Harris Post-Mortem on Stephen Colbert (Yes, Kamala, the System Worked)
Trump’s Tariff Triumph
The Biggest Losetit
It’s Time for Independence for Biafra Free From Nigerian Control
Democrats Are in Disastrous Shape As Midterms Loom
Has Pressure on Advertisers to Leave X Hurt the Right’s Only Major Free...
Understanding Transgender Surgery
Kash Patel Uncovers Burn Bags and Buried Truths, Deep State Scrambles to Hide...
Democrat Calls Lawbreakers 'Long-Term Residents' in Stunning Display of Border Amnesia
America First, Big Pharma Last: Trump Orders Drug Prices Slashed to Lowest Global...
California Homeowners Take Up Arms as Crime Surges Under Newsom, Bass
Tipsheet

Mandatory Vasectomies? Why One Oklahoma Democrat Is Talking About It.

AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki

Oklahoma state Rep. Mickey Dollens, a Democrat, said he may put forth a radical bill in response to the passage of HB 4327, which will be the nation’s most strict abortion law.

Advertisement

According to the bill, abortion would be banned in the state from the moment of “fertilization,” though there are exceptions for cases of rape, incest, or when the mother's life is at risk. Gov. Kevin Stitt is expected to sign it.

In response, Dollens floated the idea of mandatory vasectomies once males reach puberty.

"I would invite you to co-author a bill that I'm considering next year that would mandate that each male, when they reach puberty, get a mandatory vasectomy that's only reversible when they reach the point of financial and emotional stability,” he said. 

The Democrat acknowledged, however, that his idea is more to make a point.  

“If you think that’s crazy then I think that maybe you understand how 50 percent of Oklahomans feel, as well,” he said.

Advertisement

He later spoke with MSNBC’s Katie Phang about the proposal.

“To kind of fight fire with fire I proposed a tongue-in-cheek proposal to mandate vasectomies to prove a point how absurd and ridiculous it is to regulate one’s bodily autonomy,” he later told MSNBC’s Katie Phang. I will be on the record to say I don’t believe that govt should regulation anyone’s reproductive system but in this case it seems to have really resonated..."

Join the conversation as a VIP Member

Recommended

Trending on Townhall Videos

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement