The Difference Between Decriminalisation and Legalisation of Sex Work

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[B][U]The Difference Between Decriminalisation and Legalisation of Sex Work[/U]
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[I]There is a crucial distinction between these two terms that is frequently blurred in the debate around the different models.[/I]

By Frankie Mullin | October 19, 2015

[URL]http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/feminism/2015/10/difference-between-decriminalisation-and-legalisation-sex-work[/URL]

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[I]Sex work divides feminist opinion like few others issues. The ideological clash â?? prostitution as violence against women vs simply a job â?? may never be resolved but where debate coalesces, around proposed legal systems, ideas become concrete and can be logically hashed out.

[/I][I] Largely, both sides agree that criminal sanctions against sex workers themselves should be lifted. At present, while selling sex is legal in the UK, women who work together for safety can be prosecuted for brothel-keeping and thousands end up with criminal records for loitering and soliciting.[/I]

[I] Some claim, however, that people (usually men) buying sex should be criminalised, as is the case in Sweden. Others argue that this endangers sex workers, forcing them to work in secluded, dangerous conditions so that clients can go undetected.[/I]

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