Children in elementary schools are already passing around porn-line numbers. No one has a right to affect children in this way. The campaign against pornography is also fueled by those who claim that the dignity of human beings should be respected. Pornography is a blatant, public assault on the dignity of persons. It demeans, exploits, and degrades the human person.
Society has a right to regulate and curb such visible and open assaults on human dignity.
Whether the personal or the public preference should prevail on the issue of pornography poses a difficult dilemma. Personal vs. Public Preference center news Continuing Ed.