Canada Supreme Court strikes down prostitution laws

[Zeke129]

[QUOTE=yawmwen;43269545]who is a "freely consenting adult"? is a broke woman with a drug addiction a "freely consenting adult"? is someone who has no other means of income a "freely consenting adult"? what about people coerced into the "trade" by family, friends, loved ones, etc. but not actually forced? are they a "freely consenting adult"?[/QUOTE]

Well I would hope that any country sensible enough to regulate prostitution would also be sensible enough to have a robust social safety net so nobody would feel forced into prostitution just to feed themselves and their family, but it IS the Conservative Party of Canada that'll be writing the new laws.

[Sungrazer]

[QUOTE=yawmwen;43269545]who is a "freely consenting adult"? is a broke woman with a drug addiction a "freely consenting adult"? is someone who has no other means of income a "freely consenting adult"? what about people coerced into the "trade" by family, friends, loved ones, etc. but not actually forced? are they a "freely consenting adult"?[/QUOTE]

Uh, yes, a woman with a drug addiction chose her addiction, and if that's how she chooses to obtain more drugs, then that is her choice. I believe it should be her choice to do those things, but she should also have to deal with the consequences.

If someone is "coerced" then it is their choice to accept.

I don't believe the government should have any control over what citizens choose to do with or put in their body, so long as it does not affect someone else (that being said, I understand STDs affect someone, which is why THAT aspect should be illegal and the perpetrator should be dealt with). If you're going to let the government tell you how you can use your own body, where is the line drawn?

Legalisation means regulation, it means it will be safer and it'll prevent people from having criminal records which in turn perpetuate the need to sell their bodies due to lack of employment opportunities as a result.

The same argument, in my opinion, works for drugs. Censorship too. Anything where the government makes the choice for me about what's good for me is wrong.

People want these things, they do these things regardless of their legal standing, only when illegal, they're on the black market, without regulation, in the hands of criminals. That's where the problem lies.