Texas bill would fine men $100 for masturbating

A bill introduced in the US state of Texas would fine men $100 for masturbating, unless they do it in an approved medical facility.

The bill, 4260, was introduced by Representative Jessica Farrar, is in response to debates around women’s reproductive health across the US.

The three-page bill was read out by Farrar, a Democrat.

Intended as a satirical attack on the way that male politicians try to make judgements on women’s bodies, the bill would restrict men in the same way that some seek to restrict women’s access to abortions and contraceptives.

“A lot of people find the bill funny,” Farrar The Houston Chronicle.

“What’s not funny are the obstacles that Texas women face every day, that were placed there by legislatures making it very difficult for them to access healthcare.”

Of the 50 states, Texas has some of the most restrictive laws on abortion.

Farrar said she couldn’t take anymore when she came across a bill which would have forced women to bury or cremate an aborted fetus.

The bill also suggests that men should have a rectal exam before they can be prescribed Viagra or be given a vasectomy.

It also suggests that men should be given a booklet titled ‘A Man’s Right to Know’.

“An attending physician must administer a medically-unnecessary digital rectal exam and magnetic resonance imagining of the rectum before administering an elective vasectomy or colonoscopy procedure, or prescribing Viagra,” it reads.

According to Bill 4260, “masturbatory emissions” will be collected at medical facilities to be used for conception.

“Emissions outside of a woman’s vagina, or created outside of a health or medical facility, will be charged a $100 civil penalty for each emission, and will be considered an act against an unborn child, and failing to preserve the sanctity of life,” it reads.