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Pornography Suppose one accepts MacKinnon and Dworkin's suggested statutory definition of pornography. How does one who generally accepts MacKinnon and Dworkin's views on the pervasively harmful effect of pornography, and who accepts a need for legal redress of the harms perpetrated by pornography, deal with pornographic material? The second major problem with the ordinance for our traditional liberal legal framework is the identification of the source of the harm. The liberal conception of autonomous individuals …

…the feminist goal of a large scale change in the power imbalance perpetuated by pornography will at least be advanced, though not fully attained, by the ordinance. I suggest that such a modified ordinance should be given serious consideration by feminists and our legislators.."Remedies for Pornography in the Ontario Legal Context" Term Paper for "Free Speech, Pornography and the Relationship Between Law and Morality" Prof. David Dyzenhaus University of Toronto Faculty of Law January 6, 1992 .