Mississippi lawmaker introduces ‘Contraception Begins at Erection Act’

Mississippi state Sen. Bradford Blackmon, a Democrat, introduced a bill titled the “Contraception Begins at Erection Act” that would ban men from engaging in sexual acts not intended for fertilizing an embryo, with fines ranging from $1,000 to $10,000. The bill allows exceptions for sperm donation and contraceptive use, but is unlikely to pass in the Republican-majority state legislature. Blackmon cited the bill as a response to the focus on women in reproductive health legislation, following the 2022 Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and led to increased restrictions on abortion and contraception in Republican-led states.

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