AK HCR12

Recognizes the accessibility and pervasiveness of pornography as a public health crisis affecting Alaska communities.

Notes that studies show the average age of first pornography exposure is between 11 and 12 years old, with children increasingly exposed to mainstream pornography due to internet availability.

Identifies harms associated with pornography exposure including low self-esteem, eating disorders, increased risky sexual behavior, distorted sexual templates, and alterations to brain structure and function.

Calls for systematic education, prevention, research, and public policy changes to address pornography's harms and hold broader influences accountable.