Women and abuse
While Idaho lawmakers considered an abortion law, Rep. Vito Barbieri asked a doctor whether a woman could swallow a camera for a gynecological exam.
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The record
- The doctor had to explain that swallowed pills do not reach the vagina.1
- Slate and dozens of national outlets covered the exchange the day it happened.2
- U.S. News framed it as part of a pattern of legislators not understanding basic anatomy.3
Who
- Vito BarbieriThe full record.
Sources
- Idaho Rep. Vito Barbieri's abortion question stirs up social mediaSpokesman-Review · February 2015 (archive)
- Anti-abortion Idaho Republican asks if you can reach the vagina through the digestive systemSlate · February 2015 (archive)
- Idaho lawmaker asks about swallowing cameras to get pregnancy picturesU.S. News & World Report · February 2015 (archive)
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