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Children Shouldn’t Read ‘Pornographic’ Books, But ‘Book Bans’ Are ’Suspect,' Senate Democrats Argue

The debate over sexually explicit books has reached Congress in a confusing hearing

Republicans encouraged parents to oppose sexually explicit books, while Democrats said book bans targeted racial and sexual minorities.
Children Shouldn’t Read ‘Pornographic’ Books, But ‘Book Bans’ Are ’Suspect,' Senate Democrats Argue
The Senate Judiciary Committee conducts the "Book Bans: Examining How Censorship Limits Liberty and Literature" congressional hearing on Sept. 12, 2023. Jackson Elliott/The Epoch Times via video screenshot
Jackson Elliott
9/13/2023|Updated: 9/13/2023
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Republicans and Democrats faced off in a Sept. 12 Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on library book removals during which few seemed in agreement even on the terms of the debate.

The hearing was titled “Book Bans: Examining How Censorship Limits Liberty and Literature.”
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