Not Borowitz!

[Mme. Defarge]

Mississippi state lawmaker introduces Contraception Begins at Erection Act with fines for masturbation
BY FILIP TIMOTIJA - 01/23/25 2:25 PM ET

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5103052-mississippi-contraception-abortion-masturbation/

A Democratic Mississippi state senator introduced legislation this week that would make it unlawful for men to masturbate “without the intent to fertilize an embryo,” with the lawmaker criticizing anti-abortion measures that only “focus on the woman’s role.”

The bill, dubbed the Contraception Begins at Erection Act, was introduced by state Sen. Bradford Blackmon on Monday. For those convicted of violating the law, financial penalties will be imposed and will gradually increase.

The first penalty would be $1,000, the second one would be $5,000, and a fine of $10,000 would be imposed for third or subsequent offenses.

Blackmon, a first-term legislator, included two exceptions, the first being for sperm donations and the other when using contraception that would prevent fertilization.

[Ocelot II]

1. This is evidently being done satirically to make a point.

[33taw]

2. That is hysterical. I bet many men in Mississippi are outraged.

[Bluethroughu]

3. Lock'em up!

[MadameButterfly]

4. I kept saying it HAS to be Borrowtz

Of course in the end it is a joke.

[oasis]

5. Farm animals not included in this legislation?

C’mon now, we’re talkin’ Mississippi here.

[LeftInTX]

6. He's a Democrat and he filed it as a joke.

We had a Democrat file something similar in Texas one time.



With proposal to penalize men for masturbating, legislator aims to shake up health debate

When it comes to issues related to health, state Rep. Jessica Farrar says that men should have to undergo the same “unnecessary” and “invasive” procedures that she says Texas women are subjected to under recently passed state laws.

That’s why the the Houston Democrat on Friday filed House Bill 4260, which would fine men $100 for masturbating and create a required booklet for men with medical information related to the benefits and concerns of a man seeking a vasectomy, a Viagra prescription or a colonoscopy. The bill would also let doctors invoke their "personal, moralistic, or religious beliefs" in refusing to perform an elective vasectomy or prescribe Viagra, among other proposed requirements in the bill.

While Farrar knows her "proposed satirical regulations" will not become law, she hoped the bill's filing would at least foster a deeper discussion about what should be a priority during session years.

“What I would like to see is this make people stop and think,” Farrar told The Texas Tribune. “Maybe my colleagues aren’t capable of that, but the people who voted for them, or the people that didn’t vote at all, I hope that it changes their mind and helps them to decide what the priorities are.”

https://www.texastribune.org/2017/03/12/rep-farrar-bill/

[LetMyPeopleVote]

7. LOL

[Maru Kitteh]

8. I like it!