Republican Lawmaker Gets Laughed At By Entire Room For Brutal Misstep In Hearing
July 1, 2023
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as posted by the channelRight-wing lawmaker Chuck Wichgers gets cackled at as he tries to explain his busted logic over banning contraceptives at hearing. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report.
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Republican Lawmaker Rants About Contraception Going Against Nature
"A Wisconsin legislator ranted against contraception as most of his colleagues, including those from his own majority, voted to allow expanded statewide access to birth control.
On Wednesday, the Wisconsin State Assembly voted 82-11 in a bipartisan fashion to allow statewide pharmacists to prescribe contraceptive patches and self-administered oral hormonal contraceptives without a doctor's prescription. Current state law only allows women to obtain most birth control through a prescription written by a doctor or advanced practice nurse.
Wisconsin state Representative Chuck Wichgers, one of the 11 Republicans who voted against the bill, said Wednesday prior to the bill's passing that contraception leads to infidelity, a "proliferation of STDs," and is unnatural."
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