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   From: black.pig@naacp.org   
      
   HOUSTON — Texas State Rep. Jessica Farrar, D-Houston, filed a   
   bill Friday that would penalize men for "unregulated   
   masturbatory emissions."   
      
   The satirical House Bill 4260 would encourage men to remain   
   "fully abstinent" and only allow the "occasional masturbatory   
   emissions inside health care and medical facilities," which are   
   described in the legislation as the best way to ensure men's   
   health.   
      
   Farrar said she created the bill after feeling fed up with the   
   various legislative bills introduced by men addressing women's   
   healthcare.   
   "A lot of people find the bill funny," Farrar said in a phone   
   interview. "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."   
      
   A man would face a $100 penalty for each emission made outside   
   of a vagina or medical facility. Such an emission would be   
   considered "an act against an unborn child, and failing to   
   preserve the sanctity of life," according to the legislation.   
      
   The money would benefit children in the care of the Department   
   of Family and Protective Services.   
      
   A registry would be created of non-profit organizations and   
   hospitals that provide "fully-abstinent encouragement   
   counseling, supervising physicians for masturbatory emissions,   
   and storage for the semen."   
      
   Farrar is currently serving her 11th term as state   
   representative for District 148. She works on issues that   
   include women's health, sexual assault, reproductive rights,   
   discrimination, juvenile justice and domestic violence.   
      
   She recently spoke out this week against the fetal remains bill,   
   which would require hospitals to bury or cremate fetal remains,   
   tweeting "The fetal remains bill imposes state-sponsored moral   
   beliefs on women, affecting their ability to make personal   
   decisions with their doctor."   
      
   Her latest bill also seeks to provide men with a safe and   
   healthy environment during vasectomies, Viagra uses and   
   colonoscopies by creating "A Man's Right to Know" booklet that   
   should "exactly follow the rules and procedures of the   
   informational booklet "A Woman's Right To Know," required to be   
   given of women terminating pregnancies.   
      
   During the consultation, the physician would verbally review the   
   booklet with men and would be required to "administer a   
   medically-unnecessary digital rectal exam and magnetic resonance   
   imagining of the rectum," according to the bill.   
      
   Farrar said she included this part of the bill to mimic the   
   trans-vaginal ultrasound woman have when they are seeking an   
   abortion. She also described the doctor reading the "Woman's   
   Right To Know" pamphlet as a "guilt mechanism."   
      
   "It's to show how invasive this medically unnecessary procedure   
   is," She said. "When a woman has to have a trans-vaginal   
   ultrasound, it has nothing to do with her healthcare. One of the   
   state's objectives is to guilt her into changing her mind."   
      
   A doctor would  also have the right to "to invoke their   
   personal, moralistic, or religious beliefs" if they refuse to   
   perform a vasectomy or prescribe Viagra.   
      
   After reviewing the booklet, consent will be given to the man   
   only after 24 hours have passed since the initial consultation.   
      
   "I'm pretty sure this is going to be a famous bill," tweeted   
   Ross Ramsey, executive editor of the Texas Tribune.   
      
   Reporter Teddy Wilson from College Station tweeted:   
   "@JFarrarDist148 expertly trolls #txlege with #HB4260:   
   "occasional masturbatory emissions."   
      
   And @michaelwalling of Fort Worth tweeted: "My wife wants to   
   invite Jessica Farrar over for dinner."   
      
   The Houston representative hopes men will realize the obstacles   
   women face trying to access healthcare through her bill.   
      
   "If the state's going to step in to the arena of women's   
   healthcare, lets look to the best practices of the doctors, not   
   bad science, not political agendas and not votes in a Republican   
   primary," She said.   
      
   http://www.sfgate.com/news/houston-texas/article/Houston-   
   representative-creates-a-bill-to-promote-10994871.php   
       
      
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