A bill proposed to the Ohio statehouse will make male ejaculation without intent to have a baby, a fineable offense of up to $10,000.

The bill has been proposed by State Representatives Anita Somani and Tristan Rader, who wrote it to point out what they see as the absurdity of rules that control women’s bodies but do not control men’s. It has not been formally introduced to the House Floor yet.

Per Somani and Rader, men would face a $1,000 first offense, $5,000 second offense, and $10,000 subsequent offense fine to “discharge semen or genetic material without intent to fertilize an embryo.”

  • katy ✨@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 year ago

    These performative bills are so dumb; you can’t shame the shameless. Republicans are open hypocrites. You think they care about this?

    Push laws for actual protections against people being hurt

    • waterSticksToMyBalls@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Absolutely will not happen in Ohio, the only way the statehouse could do anything beneficial for it’s citizens would be to have a massive gas leak

    • Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      They aren’t trying to shame anyone. They are just trying to get thier own names on the news. You mistake these poloticians for people who care about others.

      • person420@lemmynsfw.com
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        1 year ago

        Tell me you didn’t read the article without telling me you didn’t read the article.

        This bill was introduced by two Democrats to highlight how all these policies are being enacted by Republicans that target women but not men.