Claiming Public Health Crisis to Regulate Sexual Outlets: A Critique of the State of Utah's Declaration on Pornography.

The article discusses the potential cultural and psychosocial impacts of the 2016 decision by government of Utah to declare pornography as a public health crisis. Topics include background on the governmental involvement in the management of sexuality through public health, the declaration by Utah's...

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Published in:	Archives of Sexual Behavior Vol. 50; no. 2; pp. 401 - 406
Main Authors:	McKay, Kimberley, Poulin, Christopher, Muñoz-Laboy, Miguel
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer Nature Feb2021
Subjects:	Utah Herbert, Gary R., 1947- Pornography Public health Human sexuality
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost

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Summary:	The article discusses the potential cultural and psychosocial impacts of the 2016 decision by government of Utah to declare pornography as a public health crisis. Topics include background on the governmental involvement in the management of sexuality through public health, the declaration by Utah's Governor Gary Herbert of pornography as a public health crisis, and criticism against using the public health crisis claim to regulate pornography usage.