EFFECTS OF PORNOGRAPHY ON WOMEN AND CENSORSHIP

"Pornography and the New Puritans" by John Irving discusses the pornography victims' compensation bill. "Reply to John Irving" by Andrea Dworkin argues against pornography using her own personal experiences. John Irving argues that the victims' compensation bill is ridiculous because it makes the publisher and not the perpetrator responsible for what is acceptable. It is in violation of our First Amendment and should never be passed. Andrea Dworkin knows about the lives of women in pornography because she lived the life of being sexually abused and turned to prostitution. In my opinion, it is not logical to blame someone else for the actions of another person. If this bill passed, it certainly would be in violation of our constitutional rights.

Irving argues, "If this bill passes, it will be the first piece of legislation to give credence to the unproven theory that sexually explicit material actually causes sexual......

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Title: Effects Of Pornography On Women And Censorship
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