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

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

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.”