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   |  | SR1273 |  | LRB100 17004 MST 32152 r |  
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| 1 |  | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 |  |     WHEREAS, The pervasive damage caused by  pornography is  | 
| 3 |  | beyond the
scope of any one individual to address; and
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| 4 |  |     WHEREAS, Any efforts to prevent pornography exposure and
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| 5 |  | addiction, educate individuals and families concerning its  | 
| 6 |  | harms,
and develop recovery programs must be addressed  | 
| 7 |  | systemically in
ways that hold broader influences accountable  | 
| 8 |  | in order to
counter the sexually toxic environment it  | 
| 9 |  | perpetuates; and
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| 10 |  |     WHEREAS, Pornography is more widespread and accessible  | 
| 11 |  | than
at any other time in American history; and   | 
| 12 |  |     WHEREAS, The most vulnerable members of society, our
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| 13 |  | children, are often exposed to pornographic material; and
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| 14 |  |     WHEREAS, Pornography treats women as objects and
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| 15 |  | commodities for the viewer's use, teaching girls that they are
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| 16 |  | objects to be used and teaching boys that this is acceptable
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| 17 |  | behavior; and
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| 18 |  |     WHEREAS, Pornography normalizes violence and abuse of
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| 19 |  | women and children and treats them as objects; and
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