The Sexes: The New Morality

An exclusive poll on what Americans really think about sex

After at least a decade of the famous Sexual Revolution, it is often assumed that most Americans have entered a state known as the New Morality. It is a condition in which pleasure is the principle, living in sin is no sin, and more or less anything, between consenting adults, goes. Yet although some observers have proclaimed the revolution triumphant, new battles keep breaking out. Examples:

> In St. Paul, where Planned Parenthood opened a new headquarters and a clinic for abortions and birth...

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