[Hodar]

Add me to your list. What consenting adults do in private, is no one's business.

[HiTech RedNeck]

There are some things that are just beyond the pale, even in private. For example, should we let my sister in law, who isn't even a registered nurse let alone a doctor, perform brain surgery on me "in private"? We may debate just what the line is, but not the fact there IS a line.

[Steve_Seattle]

"What consenting adults do in private is no one's business."

I think this is defensible as a legal principle, but not necessarily as a moral one. Many things go on in private between consenting adults which DO have an impact on society. In fact, most of the behaviors which I mentioned in my earlier post do have some impact on the public - financial, moral, or both. We spend literally billions of dollars every year in this country to deal with the effects of irresponsible sexual behavior that goes on in private between consenting adults.