hmm..I may be changing my views on this. I may be going towards decriminilization with control.
Not that anyone cares about whathappens to the prostutites, but I don't like the way brothels work, the more I read about them. I was hoping for a resolution I could find that did 3 things:
1. Allowed women the freedom to choose their profession.
2. Allow women to be able to work that profession sucessfully and safely.
3. Reduce the amount of illegal street hookers though some kind of gov't control (lisencing, mandatory health exams, mental health) because illegal prostitution is unsafe, has a higher STD rate, higher rate of rapes and beatings, eliminate the many underage girls prostututing, makes neighborhoods unsafe and lowers the value...
Overall, I wanted to find a plan thatpleased everyone. I'm sure that most people when concidering how to handle prostitution don't concider the needs of the prostitutes in their plans. But I feel they should be free to make the choice for themselves if they want to be sex workers, and they should be able to conduct that business in a safe and professional manner.
But, Yek, I wanted your opinion on this article I found on how Sweden handled prostutition sucessfully:
In the capital city of Stockholm the number of women in street prostitution has been reduced by two thirds, and the number of johns has been reduced by 80%. There are other major Swedish cities where street prostitution has all but disappeared. Gone too, for the most part, are the renowned Swedish brothels and massage parlors which proliferated during the last three decades of the twentieth century when prostitution in Sweden was legal.
In 1999, after years of research and study, Sweden passed legislation that a) criminalizes the buying of sex, and b) decriminalizes the selling of sex. The novel rationale behind this legislation is clearly stated in the government's literature on the law:
"In Sweden prostitution is regarded as an aspect of male violence against women and children. It is officially acknowledged as a form of exploitation of women and children and constitutes a significant social problem... gender equality will remain unattainable so long as men buy, sell and exploit women and children by prostituting them."
In addition to the two pronged legal strategy, a third and essential element of Sweden's prostitution legislation provides for ample and comprehensive social service funds aimed at helping any prostitute who wants to get out, and additional funds to educate the public. As such, Sweden's unique strategy treats prostitution as a form of violence against women in which the men who exploit by buying sex are criminalized, the mostly female prostitutes are treated as victims who need help, and the public is educated in order to counteract the historical male bias that has long stultified thinking on prostitution
Read the entire artcile here:
It's very interesting....
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