Egypt Wants To Ban A $30 Fake Virginity Kit

Today’s Lady News: Egypt Wants To Ban A $30 Fake Virginity Kit

Posted by: Jessica Wakeman Filed in: news
10:10AM, Tuesday October 6th 2009

Egyptian lawmakers have called for a ban on importing the Artificial Virginity Hymen kit from China, a $30 kit that leaks a blood-like substance when inserted and broken, allowing women to fool men into thinking that they’re virgins. [Fox News]—Hmm, how about a ban on the degrading notion that a woman is only valuable if she hasn’t had sex before? Just a thought!
President Obama included “same sex couples” in a speech last week when he declared Sept. 28 “Family Day,” but some gay activists say they’re not impressed and want him to be a stronger advocate for LGBT families. [L.A. Times]

The Senate Finance Committee voted 12-11 (ten Republicans and two Democrats were in favor) to fund abstinence-only sex ed each year through 2014. [Feminist Daily News] The bill is far from being made a law, but it’s still frustrating that all these politicians are OK with giving money to programs that clearly don’t prevent teen pregnancy. When will these people ever learn that not teaching teens about sex is the dumbest idea ever?
Two out of the three winners for this year’s Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine were American women. Eight women have previously won a Nobel Prize for this particular award, but this is the first time two women have won together. Hooray! [New York Times]
Dr. George Tiller, the physician from Wichita, Kansas who performed controversial late-term abortions and was murdered by an anti-choice extremist earlier this spring, received a posthumous Medal of Honor from the International Federation of Planned Parenthood Foundation of America. [Ms. Magazine]
Mother-of-three Joy Szabo, 32, of Arizona, is unhappy that she is not allowed to choose how she can give birth to her fourth child. The CEO of Page Hospital, the nearest in her area, told Szabo they did not have enough physicians to assist her with a vaginal birth and so she’ll have to have a C-section or go someplace else. In June, the hospital also forbade vaginal births after C-sections, though Szabo, who had a C-section during her second pregnancy, gave birth naturally during her third without problems. [Feministing]

comments

CheeeeEEEEse
wrote on October 6 2009 @ 09:13 am: [report]

About the ‘virgin kit’....they want to execute anyone who imports it.

323Felicity
wrote on October 6 2009 @ 09:18 am: [report]

About the Obama comment, at least it’s a step in the right direction.

william.paul
wrote on October 6 2009 @ 09:52 am: [report]

I think that last item is pretty silly. Babies have been coming out of there for quite some time now so it isn’t like this is some new procedure. I’m going to assume that she is near the middle of her term, but isn’t 4.5 months enough to schedule enough physicians to be able to handle a natural birth?

SamL
wrote on October 6 2009 @ 10:08 am: [report]

Yeah, that last item is very strange indeed. They have a physician that can do a c-section, but not a natural birth? Sounds like a scam to me. Find a new hospital Joy Szabo, 32, of Arizona

I Go To 11
wrote on October 6 2009 @ 10:14 am: [report]

Apparently, the CEO of Page Hospital isn’t familiar with VBACs. If she’s capable of having a VBAC, and her OB gives her the go-ahead to do so (especially since she’s already done it once), then WTF is this CEO’s problem? Something sounds off-kilter to me.

I Go To 11
wrote on October 6 2009 @ 10:16 am: [report]

Oh, and as for the Senate Finance Committee blurb: FAIL.

sportzriter13
wrote on October 6 2009 @ 10:40 am: [report]

@I GO To 11- seconded. We can try to tell teens that abstinence is the safest way to go, but let’s be real. It’s going to happen. Now whether we have teens making smart decision and having safe sex or a bunch of STIs and teen moms depends on how they’re taught. Options=happy teens who will use them. My way or highway=rebellion.
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Maybe they don’t have someone whose trained to help deal with any possible complications?!?! Still makes no sense. I would see saying no due to the fact she had a previous c-section (apparently there could be problems?), but because they don’t have a doctor? Definitely needs to be investigated by medical board. Hope she can find a different hospital.
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virginity kit? give me strength! I know that in some cultures virginity is prized, but this is overboard. The only thing compounding that is Egypt’s ban. Unless there’s a really good health reason for it.

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