Mississippi Senator Bradford Blackmon is raising eyebrows—and apparently some tempers—with his audaciously named “Contraception Begins at Erection Act,” which aims to make masturbation illegal unless the intention is to create a baby.

A Democratic Mississippi state senator introduced legislation this week that makes it unlawful for men to masturbate "without the intent to fertilize an embryo," with the lawmaker criticizing anti-abortion measures that only "focus on the woman’s role.

The proposed bill — called the "Contraception Begins at Erection Act" — would fine men up to $10,000 for ejaculating.

Mississippi state senator Bradford Blackmon has proposed a law banning male masturbation in an attempt to highlight double standards in reproductive rights. Veuer’s Matt Hoffman reports.