December 12, 2019
Our Sunday Visitor; What is obscene? Why cracking down on pornography is so difficult — but so necessary
In a recent letter to the U.S. Department of Justice, four congressional Republicans are calling on U.S. Attorney General William Barr to declare the prosecution of obscene pornography to be a top criminal justice priority.
They argue that the internet and other emerging technologies are fueling “an explosion of obscene pornography,” adding that it coincides with increased rates of violence toward women, human trafficking and child sexual exploitation...
“Now we have peer-reviewed research and medical science that shows this content is a public health issue, particularly for young people whose brains are not fully developed,” said Donna Rice Hughes, president and CEO of Enough is Enough, a nonprofit that focuses on making the internet safer for children and families....