AL HJR136

Recognizes pornography as a public health crisis in Alabama requiring systematic efforts to prevent exposure and addiction, educate families, and develop recovery programs.

States that pornography contributes to hyper-sexualization of children and teens, leading to low self-esteem, eating disorders, increased problematic sexual activity at younger ages, and risky sexual behavior.

Asserts that pornography normalizes violence and abuse against women and children, equates violence with sex and pain with pleasure, and increases demand for sex trafficking, prostitution, and child sexual abuse.

Identifies detrimental effects on pornography users including emotional, mental, and medical illnesses, deviant sexual arousal, relationship difficulties, altered brain development, and problematic sexual behaviors and addiction.

Calls for education, prevention, research, and policy change at community and societal levels to address pornography as an epidemic harming Alabama residents.