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Vaginas = Butts according to Idaho State Representative Vito Barbieri

Like a lot of male Republican politicians, Idaho State Representative Vito Barbieri appears to be quite confused about the female body. With regard to a state bill which would ban doctors from providing abortion-inducing medication through telemedicine, the House State Affairs Committee heard three hours of testimony on Monday, which is when Representative Barbieri would soon make it known to the world that he knows as much about a woman's body as a fetus knows about the "Internets" (thanks, Dubya). Here's basically how the back-and-forth between Representative Barbieri and Dr. Julie Madsen, who opposes the bill, went: Dr. Madsen: "...Some colonoscopy patients may swallow a small device to give doctors a closer look at parts of their colon." Rep. Barbieri: "Can this same procedure then be done in a pregnancy? Swallowing a camera and helping the doctor determine what the situation is?" Dr. Madsen: "That would be impossible because swa...