A discourse that is quite controversial is being debated and discussed by some people in Texas, United States.
Where a council member proposes to impose a fine for men who intentionally masturbate / masturbate.
This fine discourse is not a joke and also a joke. Jessica Farrar, a Democratic Texas state lawmaker, has proposed a $100 fine for a man who knowingly masturbates, whether he is single or married.
As reported CNN On March 13, 2017, the discourse of fines regarding masturbation was a form of protest against discrimination in health and reproductive laws for men and women.
Farrar said that it was very difficult for women in Texas to legally have an abortion, even though the condition of the pregnancy was already very life-threatening.
"This proposal is a form of our protest. We want men to feel what it's like to experience what women have always felt," he said
Masturbation / Masturbation for men can be fined because they are considered as "acts that waste potential children" and 'disrespect for life'. These two statements later became classic reasons that were always echoed by anti-abortion groups.
In addition to giving fines for abortionists, this discourse also proposes that men are required to wait for 1 x 24 hours before having a colonoscopy, vasectomy and also using Viagra.
"What would it be like if this law were applied to you? It is very difficult for women in Texas to have legal abortions when the maternal and child mortality rates in this state are increasing every year," said Farrar.
The act of abortion in the state of Texas is indeed quite strange. Where the law prohibits abortion for women with a gestational age of more than 20 weeks, unless the pregnancy endangers the life of the mother. And even then must go through a series of counseling, tests and examinations by a doctor.
On the other hand, the limited number of doctors and clinics that can perform abortions creates many problems.
This is an impact of the imposition of restrictions on abortion clinics and doctors, from 44 clinics in 2014 to 18 clinics in 2016.
Farrar's proposal received quite a negative reaction from most of the other members of the council who came from the Republican party.
Tony Tinderholt, a Republican member of the Texas state council, said Farrar's proposed masturbation fine was embarrassing for a man.
"Farrar should also have looked back at his biology textbook when he was in high school, before saying and proposing inappropriate discourse," said Tinderholt, who recently approved the conviction and murder charge of a mother who had an abortion.