Book censorship, MO

Missouri has imposed censorship on children and teenagers using nearly all libraries in the state. The rule would deny state funding to any library that allows a library user under age 18 to see books that are not "age appropriate", or to check out a book that per parents would not approve of.

A large fraction of people of age 17 and 16 have had sex, but Missouri doesn't want them to read about books that address issues of sex or sexual relationships. "Heaven forbid they might learn something pertinent to their lives."