Texas Bills to Watch: HB 3570, forcing websites with pornographic content to implement age restrictions
March 9, 2023 | Austin, TX
State Rep. Nate Schatzline (R-Fort Worth) and Terri Leo Wilson (R-Galveston) have filed HB 3570, which would force websites with pornographic content to implement age restrictions, verifiable by a state-issued ID and allow parents to sue sites that don’t comply.
This isn’t just about sparing kids from salacious material. According to Texas Scorecard, the American College of Pediatrics found in a study of young adults’ pornography consumption:
Male subjects demonstrated increased callousness toward women.
Subjects considered the crime of rape less serious.
Subjects were more accepting of non-marital sexual activity and non-coital sexual practices such as oral and anal sex.
Subjects became more interested in more extreme and deviant forms of pornography.
Subjects were more likely to say they were dissatisfied with their sexual partner.
Subjects were more accepting of sexual infidelity in a relationship.
Subjects valued marriage less and were twice as likely to believe marriage may become obsolete.
Men experienced a decreased desire for children, and women experienced a decreased desire to have a daughter.
Subjects showed a greater acceptance of female promiscuity.
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Follow the progress of HB 3570 on Texas Legislature Online (TLO). Click here to read our article on how to use TLO.