A bill put forward by a Mississippi Democrat is essentially seeking to outlaw masturbation.
Democrat State Sen. Bradford Blackmon this week introduced the “Contraception Begins at Erection Act,” which would prevent men from masturbating or engaging in sexual activity when there is no “intent to fertilize an embryo.”
The legislation put forward this week proposes fines of $1,000 for a first offense, $5,000 for a second, and $10,000 for subsequent violations.
Blackmon, a first-term senator representing a district north of Jackson, is apparently seeking to hold men accountable for their role in women having abortions.
“All across the country, especially here in Mississippi, the vast majority of bills relating to contraception and/or abortion focus on the woman’s role when men are fifty percent of the equation,” he told local media affiliate WLBT.
He added that the bill, which stands no chance of passing, is more about bringing men into the “conversation” around abortions.
”This bill highlights that fact and brings the man’s role into the conversation,” he continued.
”People can get up in arms and call it absurd but I can’t say that bothers me.”
In another statement provided to Clarion Ledger, Bradmon expanded on his reasons for coming up with such a bizarre proposal.
“You have male-dominated legislatures in Mississippi and all over the country that pass laws that dictate what a woman can and cannot do with her body,” he said.
“When a bill has been filed that would regulate what a man is able to do with his own body in his own home, it suddenly has people in an uproar.”
”I am trying to figure out when it isn’t okay for the government to dictate what you do in the privacy of your own home, apparently it is when the laws regulate men.”
Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022, Mississippi has enforced some of the most robust pro-life laws in the country.
Abortion is now banned in nearly all cases, with exceptions only for instances of rape or when the mother’s life is in danger.
The state’s trigger law, first passed in 2007, went into effect shortly after the Supreme Court’s decision.
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