Prostitution is not a big issue in the U.S. Although laws vary somewhat, it is illegal everywhere except a few rural counties in Nevada. However when the topic comes up, the range of views is, wide, as seems to be the case with most issues in this country. Opinions range from cracking down even more or maintaining the status to decriminalization to legalization regulation (and of course taxation).
COYOTE, is prostitute rights advocacy organization in the U.S. It argues for decriminalization. Could this become the next "rights" or "freedom of choice" issue in the U.S.?
Some advocates of change point to the Swedish model. It is not clear if it really has done a lot in Sweden, or if it could work here. But is worth thinking about.
Houses of prostitution were once legal in France, until a woman legislator managed to get the law changed (late 1940s, IIRC). The VD rate increased in dramatic fashion.
ReplyDeleteIn legal houses, with regular medical inspections and protection by the law? Might well work. On-the-street individuals? Probably no improvement, legal or not.
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