That fetus is doing WHAT?

As predicted, RAPEublicans can be funny about abortion, just not intentionally.

Get a load of this.

As the House of Representatives gears up for Tuesday’s debate on HR 1797, a bill that would outlaw virtually all abortions 20 weeks post fertilization, Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) argued in favor of banning abortions even earlier in pregnancy because, he said, male fetuses that age were already, shall we say, spanking the monkey.

“Watch a sonogram of a 15-week baby, and they have movements that are purposeful,” said Burgess, a former OB/GYN. “They stroke their face. If they’re a male baby, they may have their hand between their legs. If they feel pleasure, why is it so hard to believe that they could feel pain?”

A former OB/GYN?

The jokes, as they say, just write themselves.

If you believe fetuses are babies, @LilaGraceRose, are you demanding that Rep @michaelcburgess be arrested for watching fetal boys wank

— Gen JC Christian (@JC_Christian) June 18, 2013

If masturbation=rights, do we get more rights if we masturbate more? Asking for a friend.

— Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) June 18, 2013

UPDATE: The Science of Masturbating Fetuses.