JACKSON, MS – In what might be the most ridiculous legislative move of the year, Democrat State Senator Bradford Blackmon has introduced Senate Bill 2319, cheekily titled the “Contraception Begins at Erection Act.” If passed, this bill would outlaw the “discharge of genetic material” without the intent to fertilize an embryo. Translation: Masturbation or any sex that doesn’t involve making a baby could land you in hot water — and not the relaxing kind.
The bill reads like something more suitable for an episode of Saturday Night Live, but this isn’t an SNL skit. It’s a real proposed bill in the Mississippi legislature.
Violators of this so-called “seed protection law” would face fines starting at $1,000 for a first offense, $5,000 for a second, and $10,000 for a third or more. The act, however, graciously allows exceptions for genetic material donated to fertility clinics or discharged with contraceptives.
Here is the full text of the bill:
To: Judiciary, Division B
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2025
By: Senator(s) Blackmon
SENATE BILL NO. 2319
AN ACT TO ENACT THE CONTRACEPTION BEGINS AT ERECTION ACT; TO DEFINE TERMS; TO PROVIDE THAT IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON TO DISCHARGE GENETIC MATERIAL WITHOUT THE INTENT TO FERTILIZE AN EMBRYO; TO PROVIDE FOR CRIMINAL PENALTIES; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. (1) This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Contraception Begins at Erection Act.”
(2) It shall be unlawful for a person to discharge genetic material without the intent to fertilize an embryo.
(3) Upon conviction of a violation of this section, a person shall be fined:
(a) One Thousand Dollars ($1000.00) for a first offense;
(b) Five Thousand Dollars ($5000.00) for a second offense; and
(c) Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for a third or subsequent offense.
(4) This section shall not apply to the discharge of genetic material:
(a) Donated or sold to a facility for the purpose of future procedures to fertilize an embryo; and
(b) Discharged with the use of a contraceptive or contraceptive method intended to prevent fertilization of an embryo.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2025.
