Men, listen up.
Researchers in Kansas are developing a contraceptive pill for men.
Don't throw out the Trojans or cancel your vasectomy plans just yet. It could take at least five years before doctors conduct clinical trials.
Is this a good solution for preventing an unwanted pregnancy? 'The Situation' host Tucker Carlson and guests Rachel Maddow and Charles Gasparino weigh in on the prospect.
TUCKER CARLSON, 'THE SITUATION' HOST: Now, there are not a lot of great options now if you're a man and want to be infertile. I mean, you can go under the knife. You can wear super-tight underwear. But really this is a great leap forward, if it comes to pass.
RACHEL MADDOW, PANELIST: But here's my question: Will men take the pill?
CARLSON: Of course they will.
CHARLES GASPARINO, PANELIST: Will men actually be part of the test? What man is actually going to subject themselves to this test?
MADDOW: We talked about this before. You were saying, “I can't even imagine anybody who would volunteer to be tested on this.”
GASPARINO: No one's messing with my chemistry.
MADDOW: That's the thing. Do men freak out about the possibility of not being able to have kids? Or do you just freak out about the possibility of pain down there?
GASPARINO: We never freak out about that part of our body. Never.
MADDOW: Why wouldn't to participate in the test? Because you're afraid about not being able to have kids?
GASPARINO: Do I really have to answer this question?
MADDOW: Yes, I want to know.
GASPARINO: No.
MADDOW: I'm a girl. Tell me.
GASPARINO: You want to know why I wouldn't participate?
MADDOW: Why you wouldn't participate in a test like this? You wouldn't have to wear a condom anymore. You wouldn't have to get a vasectomy.
GASPARINO: The Gasparino family legacy will live on.
MADDOW: Because you want to have more kids, not because you're...
GASPARINO: Yes, I want to...
CARLSON: I think it's a legitimate concern. It's not just something to — you know what I mean — to mock. I think men have concerns.
MADDOW: No, I'm not mocking it.
CARLSON: ... about their reproductive ability. You always hear women say, “Well, you know, men would never deal with it,” right? And I think they would, actually. I think men would take responsibility, as long it was proved not to, you know...
GASPARINO: Kill you.
CARLSON: ... make you unable to function, sure.
MADDOW: Make you unable to function? You guys are so euphemistic about this stuff. You're so nervous.
GASPARINO: We're on TV. You know, wait until we get off the air.