The legal status of prostitution in the UK is complex; while buying and selling sex is not illegal, associated activities like soliciting, kerb-crawling, and running a brothel are criminal offences. Proponents of full decriminalisation argue that current laws force sex workers underground, making them vulnerable to violence and preventing them from seeking police protection or employment rights. Opponents, including some feminist groups, advocate for the 'Nordic Model,' which criminalises the purchase of sex to reduce demand while decriminalising the sale to protect the exploited, arguing that prostitution is inherently harmful and linked to human trafficking.
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It would depend on the context. If it is for fraudal methods, there needs sanctioning. If it is due to force, the perpetrator (e.g. the partner or the family member like parents) need to be sanctioned too. If it is due to the trauma they had went through without control, then it can be decriminalized.
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People should be free to do what they like with their own bodies but sex work is inherently exploitative. Criminalise those who seek to exploit the bodies of other people. Those using prostitutes, those who recruit, traffick and abuse them. But increase protections and support for the workers themselves.
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