Mississippi Democrat trolls his foes with anti-masturbation bill

Since most legislation restricting abortion puts onerous burdens on pregnant women, one Mississippi Democrat decided to file legislation to ensure that men pick up more of the slack.

NBC News reports that Mississippi State Sen. Bradford Blackmon has filed a bill called the "Contraception Begins at Erection Act" that makes it a crime to "discharge genetic material without the intent to fertilize an embryo."

This means that masturbation would essentially be outlawed, although the bill does make some exceptions for men who donate their sperm for use in helping women conceive children.

Perpetrators who make unauthorized sperm discharges would be hit with a $1,000 fine for their first offense, a $5,000 fine for their second offense, and a $10,000 fine for all subsequent offenses.

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"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," Blackmon said in explaining his rationale for filing the bill. "This bill highlights that fact and brings the man’s role into the conversation. People can get up in arms and call it absurd but I can’t say that bothers me."

Mississippi has some of the toughest restrictions on abortion in the country and is one of 12 states with a near-total ban on the procedure.