Utah Republican apologises for saying women can control ‘intake of semen’

Karianne Lisonbee, a state representative, made remark as conservatives celebrated US supreme court abortion ruling

In the aftermath of the US supreme court decision that ended the right to abortion, amid nationwide protests over the removal of women's control over their own bodies, one Utah Republican said women could control [their] intake of semen".

The comment by Karianne Lisonbee, a state representative, came in response to an assertion that men should be held accountable for unwanted pregnancies, not just pregnant women, the Salt Lake Tribune reported.