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Its a very difficult subject, both sides have merit. I can see the "CSAM created without abuse could be used in treatment/management of people with these horrible urges" but I can also see "Allowing people to create CSAM could normalise it and lead to more actual abuse".
Sadly its incredibly difficult for academics to study this subject and see which of those two is more prevalent.