The Downside of Legal Prostitution

[Benton D Struckcheon]

Long article, worth a read: Unprotected: How Legalizing Prostitution Has Failed

Has Germany's prostitution law improved the situation of women like Sina? Five years after it was introduced, the Family Ministry evaluated what the new legislation had achieved. The report states that the objectives were "only partially achieved," and that deregulation had "not brought about any measurable actual improvement in the social coverage of prostitutes." Neither working conditions nor the ability to exit the profession had improved. Finally, there was "no solid proof to date" that the law had reduced crime...

The Netherlands chose the path of legal deregulation two years before Germany. Both the Dutch justice minister and the police concede that there have been no palpable improvements for prostitutes since then. They are generally in poorer health than before, and increasing numbers are addicted to drugs. The police estimate that 50 to 90 percent of prostitutes do not practice the profession voluntarily.

Social Democrat Lodewijk Asscher believes that the legalization of prostitution was "a national mistake." The Dutch government now plans to tighten the law to combat a rise in human trafficking and forced prostitution.

[villager]

1. Because it's legal, Amsterdam is able to make changes offering more protection, starting this summer

"From this summer onwards, Amsterdam’s legal age for prostitution will rise from 18 to 21, and brothels will be forced to remain closed between four and nine in the morning. Prostitutes will have to pass language tests and have shorter shifts, while brothel keepers will be obliged to produce business plans demonstrating how they will protect their workers’ health and safety...."

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/politics/2013/03/amsterdams-latest-quest-tame-legalized-prostitution/5072/


Doubtless, while of course imperfect, it beats the system we have in place here in the U.S.

[JI7]

2. no surprise, and these are people who overall are better when it comes to

things like worker rights, labor standards . so even then it doesn't help.

[GreenStormCloud]

3. Outlawing it hasn't done any good either. N/T

[TheDebbieDee]

4. Has The Speigel become Germany's version of WND?

[olddots]

5. I question the article's motive

the staged photo and the Social Democrat party's motive I would love to live in a world where people didn't have to pay to get laid
,that probably being out of the question hopefully we can keep the crime out of something that seems to persist .