A young Republican lawmaker is sponsoring a resolution to declare pornography a "public health hazard" in the state of Ohio.
Ohio State Rep. Jena Powell, who was 24 years old when she was elected last year, told CBN News that her resolution highlights the research-based adversities of pornography:
"We have hundreds of studies that show the correlation between pornography and its negative effects on men, and it's leading to the abuse of women. Eighty-eight percent of pornography shows violence towards women, and of that 88 percent, 95 percent of it shows a positive or neutral reaction from women. It's increasing a culture of violence."
House Resolution 180 resolves to "declare that pornography is a public health hazard with statewide and national public health impacts leading to a broad spectrum of individual and societal harms," per the resolution's draft.
Powell explained that the resolution does not aim to outlaw pornography, but rather that she hopes the research and testimonies associated with this resolution will change the hearts of society and the way it views human dignity.
Article: https://www.disrn.com/2019/10/03/ohio-rep-wants-to-declare-porn-a-public-health-hazard/
Ohio State Rep. Jena Powell, who was 24 years old when she was elected last year, told CBN News that her resolution highlights the research-based adversities of pornography:
"We have hundreds of studies that show the correlation between pornography and its negative effects on men, and it's leading to the abuse of women. Eighty-eight percent of pornography shows violence towards women, and of that 88 percent, 95 percent of it shows a positive or neutral reaction from women. It's increasing a culture of violence."
House Resolution 180 resolves to "declare that pornography is a public health hazard with statewide and national public health impacts leading to a broad spectrum of individual and societal harms," per the resolution's draft.
Powell explained that the resolution does not aim to outlaw pornography, but rather that she hopes the research and testimonies associated with this resolution will change the hearts of society and the way it views human dignity.
Article: https://www.disrn.com/2019/10/03/ohio-rep-wants-to-declare-porn-a-public-health-hazard/