February 8, 2016

Utah Legislature's Unanimous Committee Resolution Declares Pornography a Public Health Crisis
 

Statement by Donna Rice Hughes, CEO & President of Enough Is Enough^® (EIE)

GREAT FALLS, VA-  On Friday February 5, the Utah State Legislature's resolution on the  public health crisis of pornography  passed unanimously through committee.

"Enough Is Enough^®® applauds the leadership of the Utah State Legislature's committee resolution declaring the public health crisis caused by pornography. This unanimous landmark decision shows the courage and conviction of a legislative body to deal with unpopular and often misunderstood  social justice issues such as pornography.

Unfortunately, deviant and extreme Internet pornography has become increasingly more mainstream due to few barriers of entry since 1994 when EIE launched the national movement for prevention solutions to protect children from prosecutable content online.

Since that time, numerous  peer-reviewed research studies continue to reveal that Internet pornography use is a  fueling factor in  the sexual exploitation of children, violence against women, sex trafficking, sexual  and erectile dysfunction and  physiological and chemical changes in the brain. A shared responsibility between the public, Corporate America and government is necessary to curb the continuous flood of Internet pornography in our nation. Now that science backs up the reality of Internet pornography's harm to children, adults and cultures, we are hopeful that other states will address this serious issue very soon."

Media inquiries can be sent to ricehughes@aol.com. For more information on the issue, please see "The Internet Pornography Pandemic: The Largest Unregulated Social Experiment in Human History" by Donna Rice Hughes. 146ROL4UI

About Enough Is Enough^®®

Enough Is Enough^®® (EIE) is a 501(c) 3 national, non-partisan non-profit with a mission to make the Internet safer for children and families by advancing solutions that promote equality, fairness and respect for human dignity with shared responsibility between the public, technology and the law. www.enough.org; www.internetsafety101.org; www.friendlywifi.org