SC lawmaker files bill to restrict erectile dysfunction drug prescriptions to

“I purposely tried to make it as invasive, as intrusive, as hypocritical, and unnecessary as possible to make the point”, she told the station.

Rep. Mia McCleod, a communications consultant with a law degree from the University of SC, has pre-filed H.4544 which would subject Viagra, and the men who need it, to the same restrictions SC has imposed on women trying to obtain Mifeprex, the abortion pill.

McLeod said that she is not completely sure if the bill would be passed.

Obtain a notarized affidavit in which at least one of the patient’s sexual partners affirms that the patient has experienced symptoms of erectile dysfunction during the 90 days preceding the affidavit’s date.

McLeod who is a lawyer and a public relations specialist by profession, in a statement to media soon after she introduced the bill, said that the objective of this new bill was to awaken a male dominant legislature to give some more importance to women who have to undergo an extensive evaluation process while seeking abortion services.

Representative McLeod says she knows her bill won’t pass.

Attend three sessions of outpatient counseling within six months, “including sexual counseling and resources for patients to pursue celibacy as a viable lifestyle choice”.

Women in SC must receive counseling before they receive an abortion and parents of minors younger than 17 must sign a consent form before an abortion is performed, according to the Guttmacher Institute.

NBC News reported that, Under the full bill, which was prefiled Thursday, a man seeking Viagra, Cialis or any other drug meant to treat ED would have to: • Cool his heels for a 24-hour waiting period.