my friend emma has posted in her blog about the odd law in the usa that has been used on some rare occasions to prosecute couples who are cohabitating. and it really is one of those “only in america” type stories.
so imagine my surprise when i saw this story on the bbc website. the usa federal government is under pressure to stop giving level 3 criminals viagra for free. level 3 criminals are likely to have committed crimes such as rape and child abuse, and are also seen as being a high risk of re-offending.
under medicaid states are obliged to include viagra where medically necessary. a spokesman said this was not about money but "… that it's inappropriate for sex offenders to be getting drugs that stimulate sexual performance." and i gotta say i am with him on that..
you may as well start prescribing booze to alcoholics for all the sense that giving viagra to sex offenders makes.
no doubt the same sort of thing is going on in the uk, but for the moment we can file this one in the “only in america” section.
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I got scared for a moment and wondered where you were going with that - but couldn't agree more. Not a good idea.
what makes it even worse is that a while back there was a story about american chemists choosing not to give birth control meds to those who were entitled to it. their reason? it was against their religious principles.
wonder how many of them stopped giving viagra out as it encourages sexuality....
again only in america.
(the story above was going to be part of my andrea dworkin blog - which never got written...)
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