Bette Midler Proposes Banning Viagra After Roe V. Wade Was Overturned

Jun 30, 2022, 2:56 PM

Bette Midler laying on giant corn cob in sparkling outfit during live performance

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Bette Midler is making an unusual proposal after a significant abortion case saw the Supreme Court reverse the national protection for abortion rights established by Roe Vs. Wade.

Midler has been a beloved entertainer for decades and has recently drummed up a lot of excitement by returning to Hocus Pocus, but she's also established herself as an outspoken presence on Twitter.

And while it's sometimes hard to predict what she'll rail against, she's known to be a strong advocate of women's rights and for her, abortion rights are an important part of that fight.

It's that passion that has led her to make a proposal that seems more like a satirical attempt to call out hypocrisy than something she actually expects to happen.

In the wake of a Supreme Court ruling that overturned the legal precedent enshrined after the Roe V. Wade decision in 1973, state lawmakers are now empowered to ban abortion if desired.

Rally for Abortion Justice during the 2021 Women's March in Washington D.C.

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According to CNN, 13 states have already done so or are prepared to do so in accordance with "trigger bans" that awaited the Supreme Court's ruling.

Citing the Guttmacher Institute, the outlet also reported that this total is likely to increase to at least 26 due to past state laws that were once blocked by Roe. Vs. Wade.

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Naturally, this result has infuriated and disheartened abortion advocates and Midler was certainly among them.

As she tweeted out on June 24, "They did it. THEY DID IT TO US! SCOTUS has overturned Roe v Wade, enshrined in the Constitution as settled law for over 50 years. How dare they? This SCOTUS is absolutely tone-deaf to the will and even the actual needs of the American people. #WakeUpAmerica"

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But after a few days to ruminate on what happened, Midler had a thought that tested how committed state governments were to exerting control over their citizens' bodies.

blue Viagara tablet with Pfizer written on it.

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In a separate tweet posted on June 27, Midler suggested that it was time to ban Viagra if this was the way the wind is blowing.

In her words, "Because if pregnancy is 'God's will,' then so is your limp [expletive]."

For a significant number of her followers, this seemed to be a cathartic point that underscored the effects of banning abortion.

One simply wrote, "I've been saying this for years," while another expanded on Midler's point.

As this user wrote, "Men do not have to worry about, and abide by, the consequences of a 'quickie' or having sex. Only women are forced to carry that burden for a lifetime or they face having committed a crime. The real crime is that men and women are not equal in their rights."