The Nation - News from April 23, 1985

A study sponsored by the conservative Free Congress Research and Education Foundation suggested that pornography, both “hard core” and “soft core,” is addictive and can cause sexual deviance in those using it for “harmless enjoyment.” But Barry Lynn, the American Civil Liberties Union’s legislative director, said the study shows nothing new and provides a “road map for massive censorship of sexually explicit material.” The study, by Canadian psychotherapist David Alexander Scott, maintains that an increase in pornographic images in the media has contributed to a rise in crime.