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should sex work be?
#poll
Decriminalized
Fully illegal
Fully legal
Not sure
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Anonymous 16h

The safest option is for it to be fully legal and regulated. Black markets and trafficking will be less lucrative if there’s legitimate competition.

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Anonymous 15h

nordic model

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 14h

Legal prostitution is actually (counterintuitively) linked to increased trafficking! Because of a supply deficit/demand increase, and forced labor/untaxed/unregulated hours is still cheaper.

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 14h

Really? Could you point me to a study on this? I always read that it was the opposite.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 14h

They’ve found the Nordic model still doesn’t actually work, because the Johns’ fear of criminalization still often manifests through violence toward the sex workers they solicit. It is safer for the entire industry to be regulated.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 13h

I would google "Science Direct Does Legalized Prostitution Increase Human Trafficking?" I think there's legitimate critique about the data collection, but the logic is sound.

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