While Viagra has been very helpful to many men around the world , its been slightly unexpected to see it being used over the past few days as a political tool.
While President Obama is joyful that he managed to get his healthcare bill through, which will mean the majority of Americans will have access to affordable healthcare, Republican politicians are desperately trying to either stall or stop it.
They hope that by presenting Democrats with amendments to the legislation they can’t say no to, they will get the bill back to the House, a severe blow for the rival party. Viagra may seem an innocuous medicine, but Senator Tom Coburn is hoping it will prove the key to sabotaging the bill.
In a series of 9 amendments he has proposed to the House, the amendment entitled ‘No Erectile Dysfunction Drugs to Sex Offenders’ is top of the list.
He demands that convicted child molesters, rapists and sex offenders are not covered for the prescription of Viagra and other erectile dysfunction drugs and that abortion medications also be prohibited.
By making that the first point of the amendment, Democrats voting against it are opening themselves up to claims that they support sex offenders being given Viagra, which would go down like a lead balloon amongst voters in their home states.
Democrats, who voted unanimously for the bill, are being urged to close ranks and vote against any amendments, in order to get the bill passed into law as soon as possible. The President’s credibility is resting on its success, after he made it a key point in his aims for the presidency.