An Alabama lawmaker has proposed a new bill where it will be required for men over the age of 50 to get a vasectomy or after their third child.
According to FOX 46 Charlotte, the bill would require all men living in the state of Alabama to get a vasectomy within a month of their 50th birthday or the birth of their biological child. It was introduced Thursday by state Rep. Rolanda Hollis, D-Birmingham and she said the man would have to pay for their own procedure. Hollis said on Twitter that the bill will allow men to be more accountable for their reproductive health:
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“The Vasectomy bill is to help with the reproductive system. This is to neutralize the abortion ban bill. The responsibility is not always on the women. It takes 2 to tangle. This will help prevent pregnancy as well as abortion of unwanted children. This bill is to help men become more accountable as well as women,”
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The bill states that there are “no restrictions on the reproductive rights of men”
“Under existing law, there are no 9 restrictions on the reproductive rights of men. This bill would require a man to undergo a vasectomy within one month of his 50th birthday or the birth of his third biological child, whichever comes first.”