Will the GOP Masturbate & Legitimately Rape Itself to Death?

It's bad enough that Republicans raised the 'legitimate rape' issue that cost the GOP 2 senate seats in 2012 when Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock lost elections because neither believed that a woman could possibly become pregnant from an act of rape.  According to Akin and Mourdock, a pregnancy is a gift from God and God wouldn't allow an act of violent rape to produce a child or gift from God.  Therefore, any woman who is impregnated as a result of rape is a liar and the sex must have been consensual.

The American people and voters were appalled.  Perhaps Republicans could use some remedial biology courses.

But it gets even worse.  Astoundingly, Texas Republican Mike Burgess took the abortion debate to an even higher level is insanity by asserting that late term abortion should be abolished because male fetuses pleasure themselves as early as 15 weeks.

Republican cites masturbating fetuses to support new abortion restrictions

Representative Michael Burgess (R-TX) on Monday asserted that he witnessed male fetuses pleasuring themselves as early as 15-weeks after conception, RH Reality Check reported. His comments came during a House Rules committee debate on the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which would ban abortions nationwide after 20 weeks of pregnancy. “This is a subject that I do know something about,” Burgess said, citing his experience as an OB/GYN. “There is no question in my mind that a baby at 20-weeks after conception can feel pain. The fact of the matter is, I argue with the chairman because I thought the date was far too late. We should be setting this at 15-weeks, 16-weeks.”

I personally oppose late term abortion but not for the reasons offered by Rep. Michael Burgess.  My own personal views on abortion are expressed here and yes I do support the right to an early abortion.  However, I absolutely oppose public funding of all abortions and I further believe that constitutionally the issue should should reside with the states, not the federal government.

In a 228-196 vote, the House passed a ban on abortion after 20 weeks knowing full well that it won't survive in the Democrat controlled Senate, not to mention a presidential veto.

The Republicans are once again pandering to their base.  Really, since when have the Republicans ever cared about human life?  Republicans have no problem using foreign policy to murder men, women and children who pose no threat whatsoever to the US.

Moreover, an alarming number of badly wounded veterans are returning from combat duty missing their 'junk'.

Alarming Rise in Sexually Mutilated US Troops in Afghanistan

How much is a penis worth? Actuarially speaking that is. More or less than a thumb or a toe? More or less than an arm or a leg? While these questions are not on the minds of most Americans, the Department of Veterans Affairs has been forced to confront them because of the changing nature of combat injuries in Afghanistan. And, more importantly, the impact of the traumatic psychological after-effects of devastating wounds to genitalia is very much on the minds of returning servicemen and women and their families.....

For veterans whose physical lives have been forever altered by combat injuries, there is all of the above plus an additional set of excruciatingly difficult challenges awaiting them involving the loss of limbs, and traumatic brain disorders. And, within this group are a subset of veterans forced to deal with the loss or mangling of an organ of their manhood; the penis.

"The signature physical wound of the war in Afghanistan begins when you step on a homemade bomb," Men's Health contributing editor Bob Drury wrote in the November 2011 edition of the magazine. Drury, who has covered both the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, pointed out that, "Most of these are built with the fertilizer ammonium nitrate, an ingredient widely available throughout Afghanistan. The detonation, triggered either by a buried pressure plate or, less often, a command wire operated by a nearby enemy, instantly pulverizes the flesh, bone, tissue, and muscle of one or both of your lower limbs. In all likelihood the force of the explosion will sever the nerves in your leg or legs, and yet you will experience little pain. Surprisingly, as shock sets in and you lie in your pooling blood, you may not feel anything but a vague sense of pressure, as if a strong man were wrapping both hands around one of your calves and squeezing as hard as he could.

"In many cases, the force of the explosion also travels straight up into your genital and pelvic area, blasting tiny shards of rock and dirt into your torso between your front and rear Kevlar body-armor flaps," Drury continued. "If all or part of your 'package' is not blown off by the detonation itself, the flying debris from the blast often penetrates soft tissue, leaving you vulnerable to penile, scrotal, testicular, and rectal infections. If the damage is bad enough, it could even lead to a full or partial amputation of your genitals."

At the very least Rep. Burgess raises an important issue that is totally ignored, namely that we really should be very concerned about the fate of male 'junk'.  Furthermore, wars are very dangerous to male genitalia and a hit from a IED is very likely to guarantee the destruction of penises and testicles.

In utero or fully mature out of utero, Republicans definitely put a much higher value on the manhood of the unborn male than it does on a member of the military.  I guess soldier 'junk' is deemed expendable so long as it serves the goals of the Empire.

Oh well, the Republicans stepped into it again.  So what else is new?

While American voters are notoriously forgetful, their memories are indeed selective and when they go to vote they remember things like 'legitimate rape' and 'masturbating fetuses'.

The Republicans will never bring foreign policy out of the closet for debate and neither will the Dems for that matter.  But this old  broad is all for bringing penises out of the closet for a real debate.

Fetal pain should be a legitimate issue but so should the excruciating pain of soldiers whose penises and testicles went flying in neocon wars.

What is a man without his manhood?