CNN)Pornography may soon be considered a public health crisis in Arizona -- depending on the fate of a resolution in the state.
Arizona state Rep. Michelle Udall, R-Mesa, introduced a resolution declaring "pornography is a crisis leading to a broad spectrum of individual and public health impacts."
The resolution says pornography "perpetuates a sexually toxic environment that damages all areas of our society."
CNN has reached out to Udall for comment, but has not heard back. But in reports on local media, she cited the effects of excessive erotic images on the society.
"Like the tobacco industry, the pornography industry has created a public health crisis," Udall told lawmakers, according to the Arizona Republic. "Pornography is used pervasively, even by minors."
The resolution passed a committee vote along party lines and now moves to the Arizona House, where Republicans hold a slim majority.
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