Florida on Path to Declare Pornography a ‘Public Health Crisis’

Florida is proposing a resolution to declare pornography a public health crisis given its ties to human trafficking and domestic violence.

The resolution, which is being proposed in both houses of the Florida state legislature, says pornography is “creating a public health crisis” that is contributing to the hypersexualization of children and teenagers. The resolution warns of porn’s addictive nature, outlines the physical and psychological risks and dangers in porn consumption, notes how it objectifies men and women, and damages families and relationships.

“After having several conversations with people involved in the fight against human trafficking over the past several years, it is becoming more apparent that there is a direct link between the use of pornography and the demand for paid sex,” said state Rep. Ross Spano in an interview Monday with The Christian Post.

So far, no Democrats have signed on as cosponsors but he anticipates working with them on this just as he has in previous years on legislation aimed at combating human trafficking, he told CP.

States like Utah, South Dakota, and Virginia have all passed resolutions calling the proliferation of porn a public health crisis in recent months. Spano believes such a resolution is necessary in Florida for several reasons, but “chiefly to bring awareness to the harmful effects pornography has on people, especially our children.”

“Whether it is the link to human trafficking, the link to increased domestic violence, or the changes it causes in one’s mental and emotional state, it is a discussion we need to have as leaders,” he said,…