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Utah Governor Declares Porn A Public Health Crisis

Katie Jerkovich Entertainment Reporter
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Utah Governor Gary Herbert and other state representatives have declared pornography a public health crisis.

On Tuesday, anti-porn activists joined political leaders at the state’s capital for a ceremonial signing of a declaration they say is designed to protect the children.

“This isn’t just a religious moral issue,” said Republican state Sen. Todd Weiler. “Some people want to make this about sex education; no boy or girl needs to see those images to learn how families are created.”

But not everyone was in favor of the declaration. An adult entertainment trade group sent out a statement in response to the move.

“The true public health crisis are socially conservative politicians like these who have fought adequate, science-based sexual health education for over 35 years,” said the Free Speech coalition.

“We should live in a society where sexuality is spoken about openly, and discussed in nuanced and educated ways, and not stigmatized.”