Bill requiring men who wanted erectile dysfunction drugs to get affidavit from sex partner: Whatever happened to …?

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Whatever happened to the bill that would have required any man who wanted Viagra or other erectile dysfunction drugs to undergo a psychological examination and obtain an affidavit from a sex partner saying he truly needed the drug?

Senate Bill 307 did not go anywhere.

Introduced last March by Ohio Sen. Nina Turner in response to a bill that would have banned abortions as soon as a heartbeat could be detected in a fetus, the "Good for the Goose" bill had its first hearing on Dec. 5, a week before the end of the 2012 legislative session. But that's only because Ohio lawmakers have agreed to give every bill at least one courtesy hearing.

And the Cleveland Democrat made sure she was there to comment.

"The men in our lives generously devote time and debate to fundamental female reproductive issues," she testified before the Senate Health, Human Services and Aging Committee. "The least we can do is return the favor."

No committee member asked Turner any questions after her testimony.

But that doesn't mean the issue is dead.

"It's my hope in the 130th General Assembly that members will move away from these social issues regarding people's personal health care choices and focus more on some global issues such as educating our children and helping to continue to put people back to work in this state," she said.

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Bill requiring men who wanted erectile dysfunction drugs to get affidavit from sex partner: Whatever happened to ...?