> one thing to keep in mind is that many people cannot seek help from the police. people who are victims to forced labor are often in a complex legal situation created or exploited by the perpetrators.
I mean, isn't that the exact problem that structuring prostitution laws in this way solves?
> undocumented people, the most vulnerable victims of trafficking, risk being arrested and deported if they seek help.
Illegal immigration is separate legal issue from prostitution, and issues caused by it won't get solved by normalizing prostitution.
I think a distinction needs to be drawn between legalizing prostitution and normalizing it. It's quite clear this Swedish model does the former without doing the latter, in order to solve a specific legal dilemma. That's still going to irk those who really want the latter.
I mean, isn't that the exact problem that structuring prostitution laws in this way solves?
> undocumented people, the most vulnerable victims of trafficking, risk being arrested and deported if they seek help.
Illegal immigration is separate legal issue from prostitution, and issues caused by it won't get solved by normalizing prostitution.
I think a distinction needs to be drawn between legalizing prostitution and normalizing it. It's quite clear this Swedish model does the former without doing the latter, in order to solve a specific legal dilemma. That's still going to irk those who really want the latter.