Saturday, March 17, 2012

Gail Collins on State Legislatures and Reproductive Issues

Collins's blend of humor with solid reporting makes her the closest we have to Molly Ivins today.

Lawmakers venture into murky waters when they attempt to deal with the mysteries of human reproduction. The results are generally short of scientific. Once, when I was covering the Connecticut House of Representatives, a bill introduced at the behest of professional musicians, “An Act Concerning Rhythm Machines,” was referred to the Public Health Committee under the assumption that it was about birth control.

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