Is Porn a Public Health Crisis? 16 States Say Yes

[Nexus2]

In just three years, more than a dozen states have passed resolutions declaring pornography a public health crisis. The research is more complicated.

For Todd Weiler, it started with a noisy constituent. The state senator in Utah, a Republican, was getting frequent calls from a local dentist who wanted to know what he was going to do about pornography. “I’m a lawyer," Weiler recalls telling her. "I understand the First Amendment, so I was telling her a lot of, ‘We can’t do that, we can’t do that.'"

Still, Weiler was able to get a resolution passed in 2016 declaring pornography a public health crisis. Since Utah’s first-in-the-nation resolution, the idea has picked up considerable steam: 15 other states have passed identical or near-identical resolutions.

Weiler says he changed his tune when the National Center on Sexual Exploitation approached him with the idea. “They told me," he recalls, "‘If you can pass this, we can get this passed in 15 more states. We just need one legislator to stick his neck out.'”

More at link

https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-pornography-public-health-crisis-states.html

[Rexdon]

1. Porn by adults is their own decision

[gopiscrap]

16. welcome to DU

[hunter]

2. What's the matter with those people? They should be out making white Christian babies...

... instead they are watching porn.

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[Nexus2]

15. It is interesting that in contrast to the consumption of pornography being on the increase

sexual activity seems to be decreasing in several country, even among the young according to some polls.

[Glorfindel]

3. I'm more inclined to think that "Christian" broadcasters

spreading hate and lies and begging for money are a much bigger public health crisis than pornography.

[tanyev]

4. Yes, pity that all this ruckus about Covid is distracting the U.S. from a real health crisis.

[Girard442]

5. It's easy to see why...

...when you think of all the deaths from mass orgasms.

[True Dough]

12. I know my eyes rolled back in my head

when I read your comment!

[Rexdon]

6. I can't help but wonder if these (ostensibly) anti-porn people

Are really trying to cover up for being big porn watchers.

[hookaleft]

24. That was my first thought....

Second one was: Wait...whut you gotta go hunting for porn to find it. Hmmmmmmmm

[DBoon]

7. Proof these states have lost touch with reality

Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah and Virginia have all passed their public health resolutions in the past two years

They all have a real public health crises resulting in thousands of deaths. They are ignoring a real public health crises in favor of a make believe one.

They can't enforce mask mandates. They would not lock down. They can't get their citizens vaccinated. And they are wasting their energy on a mythical porn public health crises.

[Blecht]

9. Don't forget the biggest public health crisis

The abundance of firearms will continue to kill even if we get the upper hand on this virus.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

8. Sex trafficking, exploitation, child porn and patriarchy are the problems

Not adults doing silly things with each other and sometimes mistreating each other on video.

Weinstein, Gaetz, Gym "no see" Jordan, Cosby and Dennis Hastert

An list of 44 convicted GQP pedophiles here: https://upload.democraticunderground.com/10029930933

[Lettuce Be]

10. Violence against women is a public health crisis -- why not focus on that?

Always chasing the white rabbit

[smirkymonkey]

20. +1000

We can never seem to have a reasonable discussion on this topic.

[dalton99a]

11. Pubic hair and nipples are dangerous

Don’t look at them

[Hugin]

18. I second pubic hair...

However, in the right setting with some mood music and a little fine wine. Nipples can be quite charming.

[pandr32]

13. I thought Covid-19 and gun violence were public health crisis

but what do I know?

[durablend]

14. That's all "leftist propaganda"

[liberalmediaaddict]

17. Gun violence and Climate Change are public health crises

Not sure why conservatives are so obsessed with sex.

[Celerity]

26. Lack of it, and when it does occur, I wager it is a absolutely shite

[Withywindle]

19. No, it's not.

Next question!

They just cannot let it go. People like watching other people fuck, film at eleven.

[Maru Kitteh]

21. Going to guess most of these 16 states say COVID is not a crisis.

Just a guess.

I'll go ahead and read the piece now.

[Hugin]

22. I like to have some skin in the game...

I bet myself something good before I launch into a piece like this with my pre-conceived ideas.

It's a sure thing.

[Maru Kitteh]

23. That's a habit worth considering. Thanks for the idea :)

[Hugin]

25. One warning, though.

Doing things like this may result in your becoming a Bayesian... Those frequentist people are always surprised when the sun rises in the morning.