After these remarks, House Republicans censored Rep. Lisa Brown (D-MI) for using the word "vagina," and barred her from the subsequent debate on education. Brown said at a press conference: "If I can't say the word vagina, why are we legislating vaginas? What language should I use?"
A second lawmaker, Rep. Barb Byrum (D), was also gaveled down after introducing a bill that would require men to prove that their life was in danger before they were allowed to receive a vasectomy.
"I was ignored by the majority floor leader and not allowed to speak on my amendment, which would have held the same standards for men and women when it comes to legal, voluntary procedures in reproductive health, and now I am being silenced for standing up for women," Byrum said, according to the Detroit Free Press.
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