[trawler]

"morals legislation became much more pervasive, though often falling under the rubric of "public health" — what historian Ronald Hamowy has called the "medicalization of sin."


Nice phrase.

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Must come from this essay, but I can't get a legible html copy:




MEDICINE AND THE CRIMINATION OF SIN: "SELF-ABUSE" IN 19th CENTURY AMERICA* - -
Address:http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:G2oSoyU1RXMJ:www.mises.org/journals/jls/1_3/1_3_8.pdf++Ronald+Hamowy+sin&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

[Alamo-Girl]

Bumping for contributions to this Freeper Investigation!

[Doctor Stochastic]

The phrase occurs in:

National Review

Erotica Bibliophile

The Seventh Age

Amy Welborn

Seems to be a popular phrase whether one is for or against either medicalization or sin.