New Hampshire Lawmaker Urges Married Couples To Practice Abstinence

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Birth Control Debate: New Hampshire Lawmaker Urges Married Couples To Practice Abstinence
Posted: 2/17/12

A New Hampshire lawmaker with a history of surprising statements suggested on Thursday that married couples who want to use contraception should practice abstinence instead of using birth control pills.

State Rep. Lynne Blankenbeker (R-Concord) made the claim -- noting that abstinence is available "over the counter" along with condoms -- during a legislative committee hearing on a resolution urging the Obama administration to drop the birth control requirement for religious organizations. Blankenbeker was trying to explain her position on why the administration's requirement to provide insurance coverage for birth control should be overturned.

<..> The comments came at the same hearing where state Rep. Jeanine Notter (R-Merrimack) claimed that birth control pills lead to prostate cancer. In an interview with Merrimack Patch, Notter said that she was referring to studies discussing potentially high levels of estrogen in the environment through birth control pills and a connection to prostate cancer.

<..> Blankenbeker's comments have gained attention before, including a statement she made last year claiming that Osama bin Laden was not dead and a suggestion that she use her military training to shoot at unions.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/17...1329504272

I had to laugh while I posted this....total insanity. Those tea party peeps are FUBAR.

[There Is No Spoon]

It's a race to see which screwy nutcase can win "teh stupid"

[sandnsea]

And to think Jocelyn Elders was forced to resign for basically saying the same thing, except offering additional entertainment options in the interim.

Who are these people!

[DFW]

No sex before marriage, no sex after marriage, yep, that'll do it.

I think all Republicans should start practicing that immediately. All of them. Nationwide. That way, the only way my grandchildren will have to hear about them will be in the history books, along with the other Neanderthals.

[azmouse]

I floated that suggestion by my husband.

This was his response: