The Nation - News from Sept. 8, 1985
Pornography poses a public health problem because of its psychological effects on rapists and child molesters, C. Everett Koop, the U.S. surgeon general, said in Chicago during the National Consultation on Pornography, a convention of anti-pornography activists. Koop said sexually explicit materials should be kept away from men who might be adversely affected by them, but he admitted that there is no way to identify the people. Koop said he did not advocate warning labels on pornographic publications.
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