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Arkansas Legislators Seek Vasectomy Delay

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<i> Reuters</i>

Eleven women members of the Arkansas House of Representatives introduced legislation Monday requiring a waiting period for men who want vasectomies after a bill was passed requiring a waiting period for an abortion.

“We will not sit back and allow men to continue to dictate what happens to our bodies,” said Rep. Judy Smith, a Democrat from the south Arkansas city of Camden.

The bill, which would mandate a 24-hour waiting period for men who want vasectomies, is in response to a measure passed recently mandating the same waiting period for women who want an abortion, Smith said.

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