From Deb Butler, the Democratic candidate who’s running the ad:

Wilmington NC Senator Thom Goolsby voted the radical Republican party line when he helped pass the most restrictive women’s health laws in the country last year. Deb Butler reminds voters of the realities beneath the politics: canceled coverage, invasive exams and government mandated counseling written by republican politicians.

More from the News Tribune:

Butler, who is a lawyer, said Wednesday that she has researched the medical issues and learned the wand could be used in a number of circumstances. The main issue is, she said, “I don’t think the legislature should be part of that conversation between a woman and her doctor.”

In her ad, Butler shows one of the devices and says, “Few would dare show you this, but this is Thom Goolsby’s contribution to women’s health.”

“He promised us his first priority would be jobs, but instead he’s following us into the doctor’s office,” adds Butler.

Butler says as a cervical cancer survivor she also criticizes Goolsby, a Wilmington lawyer, for voting to defund Planned Parenthood’s women’s health programs, which include cancer screenings and do not include abortions.