SOSC 2350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Natasha Falle, Neoliberalism, Falles
8 Apr 2019
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Assignment #2- part 2: short essay - why abolitionists oppose normalization. ", they are increasingly likely to get the answer: "legalize it. " This view is strongly based on the belief that there will always be men who pay for sex and women who sell it. Decriminalizing all aspects of prostitution - including brothel-owning and sex- buying, will make life safer for these women and the factor of abuse becomes easily rooted out. Those in favour of decriminalization, including many liberals and some feminists, consi der prostitution to be work, and argue that sex workers can be protected by unions and health and safety measures. Decriminalizing the selling of sex so that only buyers are breaking the law means prostitutes themselves are not penalized. But even where only the buying of sex is a criminal offence, it is argued, prostituted women are forced to take risks.
