These Two States Have Just Joined Utah in Declaring Porn a "Public Health Crisis": How About 47 More!

Veronica Neffinger : Feb 20, 2017
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"Pornography is clearly a poison that any society striving for ideals of personal well-being, equality, and respect cannot tolerate." -Dawn Hawkins

(Washington, DC)—[Christian Headlines] The states of South Dakota and Virginia both recently declared pornography a public health crisis, joining the state of Utah in recognizing the severity of porn's effect on society. (Free photo by: Josh Felise/via StockSnap)

In South Dakota, the resolution passed unanimously among legislators who noted that children are being exposed to porn "at an alarming rate," and that porn is "linked to a lessening desire in young persons to marry."

In Virginia, legislators acknowledged similar negative effects or porn, noting that exposure to porn has a direct correlation to "lessening desire in young men to marry, dissatisfaction in marriage and infidelity," according to Relevant Magazine.

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