MS SC517

Declares that pornography is a public health hazard and recognizes the need for education, prevention, research, and policy changes to address its harmful consequences.

States that widespread pornography exposure leads to low self-esteem, body image disorders, problematic sexual activity in youth, and risky sexual behavior.

Asserts that pornography objectifies women and children, depicts violence as harmless, and perpetuates demand for sex trafficking, prostitution, and child sexual abuse materials.

Identifies pornography as potentially biologically addictive, requiring increasingly extreme material to satisfy users and leading to escalating risky and violent sexual themes.

Directs transmission of the resolution to the State Board of Health and State Board of Education for appropriate action and recommendations to the Legislature at the 2019 Regular Session.