Rep. Rolanda Hollis, an Alabama lawmaker is proposing a bill that would require each man to undergo a vasectomy at age 50 or after the birth of his third biological child. The proposed bill is in response to Alabama’s controversial abortion ban signed into law last year.

“Under existing law, there are no restrictions on the reproductive rights of men. This measure 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,” the bill says.

Additionally, the bill, HB-238 requires that men who reach the age threshold must pay for the procedure out of their own pocket.

Hollis said her proposal is meant to “neutralize” the abortion ban bill and “send a message that men should not be legislating what women do with their bodies.”

HB-238 faces a long shot in the Republican-controlled legislature. The executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama, Randall Marshall told CNN that the fate of the bill “really does underscore the hypocrisy of Alabama’s legislature in making medical decisions for women that it would never dream of making for men.”

Alabama’s controversial abortion ban was signed into law by Gov. Kay Ivey in 2019. The ban made it a felony for doctors in the state to perform abortions in all cases except where the mother’s life is in danger. The ban has been blocked by a federal judge.