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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."

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

I can't wait for it to pass

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 weeks ago

Would be nice if we had an actual opposition party to, you know, put in bills to oppose the massive abuse of power that's been going on for a while now. Instead we get frumpy faces, folded arms, an occasional angry letter, moral victories, and of course the "that'll show 'em" bills.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

Woe's Hollow

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That's a lot of overdraft fees. Just gonna make me masturbate even harder though.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Their bill has some exceptions, as it says men in Ohio will not be fined if they are using birth control, donating sperm, masturbating, or having sex with another man or member of the LGBTQ+ community. The bill is specifically aimed at men having straight sex without protection who do not then create a baby.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Honestly that's fairly reasonable

[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 weeks ago

the fake christians of America prove why freedom of religion also means freedom from religion.

[–] [email protected] 81 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I'll never financially recover from this.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago

I'm already several hundred thousand in debt.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

Doing some quick math, I have in my possession a 1.2 billion dollar RATM tshirt with Che’s eye stuck together for good.

[–] [email protected] 80 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks 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.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks 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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

They are too busy hurting people.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

This is uh...quite biblical actually, as someone got executed for this. They should make it punishable by exexution while they are at it. Why be a theocratic distopia only half-way?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

if they pass this law, people would go out jerking off everywhere in protest

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

There would be a national day of gooning.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago

I mean, what about people with vasectomy? Do we just get the death sentence?

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