MisterVeritis
05-07-2019, 07:17 PM
Some legislators gave pornography a new title: public health (https://abcnews.go.com/alerts/obamacare) crisis.
The Arizona State Senate voted Monday to declare pornography a public health crisis, but beyond stating such on their resolution, no further action is set to be taken.
The bill states that "pornography perpetuates a sexually toxic environment that damages all areas of our society," proceeding to list that "potential detrimental effects on pornography users include toxic sexual behaviors, emotional, mental and medical illnesses and difficulty forming or maintaining intimate relationships."
(MORE: Best Buy 'Geek Squad' workers discover child porn on customer's laptop; man arrested) (https://abcnews.go.com/US/best-buy-geek-squad-workers-discover-child-porn/story?id=62794042)
"Due to the advances in technology and the universal availability of the internet, children are being exposed to pornography at an alarming rate, leading to low self-esteem, eating disorders and an increase in problematic sexual activity at ever-younger ages," the bill states.
The bill first passed in the Arizona House of Representatives on Feb. 25, with 32 votes in favor and 28 against.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/porn-deemed-public-health-crisis-arizona-politicians/story?id=62874408
The Arizona State Senate voted Monday to declare pornography a public health crisis, but beyond stating such on their resolution, no further action is set to be taken.
The bill states that "pornography perpetuates a sexually toxic environment that damages all areas of our society," proceeding to list that "potential detrimental effects on pornography users include toxic sexual behaviors, emotional, mental and medical illnesses and difficulty forming or maintaining intimate relationships."
(MORE: Best Buy 'Geek Squad' workers discover child porn on customer's laptop; man arrested) (https://abcnews.go.com/US/best-buy-geek-squad-workers-discover-child-porn/story?id=62794042)
"Due to the advances in technology and the universal availability of the internet, children are being exposed to pornography at an alarming rate, leading to low self-esteem, eating disorders and an increase in problematic sexual activity at ever-younger ages," the bill states.
The bill first passed in the Arizona House of Representatives on Feb. 25, with 32 votes in favor and 28 against.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/porn-deemed-public-health-crisis-arizona-politicians/story?id=62874408