AL SJR7

Alabama Legislature recognizes pornography as a public health crisis causing individual and societal harms including low self-esteem, body image disorders, eating disorders, and increased risky sexual behaviors.

Study cited shows 93 percent of boys and 62 percent of girls had seen Internet pornography during adolescence; pornography replaces age-appropriate sex education and distorts sexual development.

Pornography is linked to hostile sexist attitudes, sexual aggression against women, difficulty maintaining relationships, and increased demand for sex trafficking and child sexual abuse images.

Legislature calls on U.S. Department of Justice, Alabama Attorney General, and District Attorneys to vigorously enforce federal and state obscenity and harmful-to-minors laws.

Legislature directs Congress to address the crisis of children and adults accessing pornography on the Internet and calls for education, prevention, research, and policy changes at local, state, and national levels.