Prostitution on Demand: Legalizing the Buyers as Sexual Consumers
Research, programs, and legislation related to sex trafficking are often premised on the invisibility of the male buyer and the failure to address men�s role…
The Swedish Law that Prohibits the Purchase of Sexual Services: Best Practices for Prevention of Prostitution and Trafficking in Human Beings
After several years of public debate initiated by the Swedish women’s movement, the Law That Prohibits the Purchase of Sexual Services came into force on…
False Distinction Between Prostitution & Trafficking/Library/Mental and Physical Health Effects of Prostitution and the Sex Trade/Prostitution/Sex Buyers (“the demand”)
‘Bad for the Body, Bad for the Heart’: Prostitution Harms Women Even if Legalized or Decriminalized
With examples from a 2003 New Zealand prostitution law, this article discusses the logical inconsistencies in laws sponsoring prostitution and includes evidence for the physical,…
Streets Apart
In the debate about prostitution, there are those, like the Dutch, who advocate legalising it, and those, like the Swedes, who want to get women…
10 Reasons for Not Legalizing Prostitution
Discussion of ways that legalized or decriminalized prostitution promotes trafficking expands both legal and illegal prostitution, and fails to promote women’s health or make them…