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FILE - In this April 2, 2009, file photo, Rep. Jessica Farrar, D-Houston, speaks during a news conference in Austin, Texas. The Texas lawmaker is making a point about legislation that restricts women's access to health care and abortions by proposing to fine men $100 when they masturbate. Alongside the penalty for wasting semen not resulting in a pregnancy, Farrar's bill would require a &quot;medically unnecessary digital rectal exam&quot; before any man undergoes a vasectomy or can be prescribed Viagra. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck, File)

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Abortion opponents rally outside Planned Parenthood in St. Paul, Minn., on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017. Rallies aimed at urging Congress and President Donald Trump to end federal funding for Planned Parenthood are scheduled across the country. (AP Photo/Jeff Baenen)

Jessica Farrar, Texas Democrat, proposes ‘satirical’ bill penalizing men for masturbation

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