Democratic Texas State Rep. Jessica Farrar introduced a bill that would fine men for any “masturbatory emissions,” according to a Sunday report from The Hill.
The fine could reach $100 for each “emission” that takes place that doesn’t directly involve a medical matter or creating a child, calling each incident “an act against an unborn child, and failing to preserve the sanctity of life,” according to the bill.
The bill, however, isn’t meant to be serious. Farrar wants to shed light on what she views are unjust laws that govern women’s health issues.
“Although HB 4260 is satirical, there is nothing funny about current health care restrictions for women and the very real legislation that is proposed every legislative session,” Farrar wrote on Facebook. “Women are not laughing at state-imposed regulations and obstacles that interfere with their ability to legally access safe healthcare, and subject them to fake science and medically unnecessary procedures.”
Farrar asserts this is intended as a response to a bill passed in 2011 that required any women seeking an abortion to first undergo a sonogram to see the baby before making a final decision. Other states, like Virginia, have a similar law.
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