If you are uncomfortable with the idea of women having sex for money, then you should also have a problem with pornography, exotic dancing, and people dating for money.
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Reply on Twitter Retweet on Twitter 1 Like on Twitter 2 Twitter Working on critical socio-legal scholarship? Reply on Twitter Retweet on Twitter 5 Like on Twitter 13 Twitter The fact remains that, regardless of how I feel about them, my future daughter has a perfect legal right to pursue them. People are allowed to enter professions that might be unsafe. People are allowed to enter into professions where their body is seen as a tool of the trade.
People are allowed to enter professions that seem morally questionable. There are a great many countries where sex work is legal, such as New Zealand, which decriminalized sex work in The results of the Prostitution Reform Act have been beneficial for sex workers. A substantial 64 percent found it easier to refuse clients. Significantly, 57 percent said police attitudes to sex workers changed for the better. The website, which allowed escorts to list their services, was shut down earlier this month, and the co-founders and others associated with the company were charged with facilitating prostitution.
Trafficking, in which women and children are forced into sex work or other occupations , is morally heinous. Critics of decriminalizing prostitution often point to increased reports of trafficking in countries that have legalized prostitution, such as Germany. But without decriminalization, they cannot expect equal treatment under the law to achieve these ends. You can look directly to the sex workers it affects. Backpage kept me alive. If there is something to be afraid of regarding people entering sex work—beyond the fact that it is a very dangerous profession —is that it tends to render women voiceless.
Amnesty International made a similar recommendation in The United States, however, saw little movement toward decriminalization for years. However, things are beginning to change. A bill to decriminalize prostitution in DC was introduced in Earlier this year, Democrats in the New York state legislature also introduced bills , backed by DecrimNY, to decriminalize prostitution and repeal the state loitering law.
The legislation also got significant media attention, with coverage in the New York Times , the New Republic , and elsewhere.
Some feminist and anti-trafficking organizations have criticized the New York bill. When NOW and other groups held a protest against the New York bill earlier this year, sex workers staged a counterprotest. Meanwhile, political candidates are starting to run on platforms that include decriminalization.
New York state Sen. Julia Salazar made the issue part of her winning primary campaign to unseat incumbent state Sen. And five Democratic presidential candidates — Sens. Booker and Harris, Reps. Seth Moulton and Tulsi Gabbard, and former Sen. Mike Gravel — have said they support at least partial decriminalization, according to BuzzFeed News.
Several others , including Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, have said they are open to such a policy.
The issue has entered the political mainstream in a few short years thanks to a confluence of factors, advocates say. Spellman wants to see the same. Our mission has never been more vital than it is in this moment: to empower through understanding. Financial contributions from our readers are a critical part of supporting our resource-intensive work and help us keep our journalism free for all.
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Demonstrators chant in support of decriminalizing sex work during a rally held Las Vegas on June 2, The movement to decriminalize sex work, explained Sex workers have been fighting for decriminalization for generations. Share this story Share this on Facebook Share this on Twitter Share All sharing options Share All sharing options for: The movement to decriminalize sex work, explained.
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