U.S. Supreme Court,
Criminal,
Constitutional Law
Sep. 11, 2015
Call to decriminalize sex work is correct
Prostitutes have human rights. In recognition of those rights, Amnesty International has called on all nations to decriminalize prostitution.
Jerald Mosley
Jerald is retired from practice in employment and constitutional law as a supervising deputy attorney general at the California Department of Justice.
Prostitutes have human rights. In recognition of those rights, Amnesty International has called on all nations to decriminalize prostitution. In August, Amnesty's decision-making body adopted a resolution authorizing its international board to develop a policy supporting full decriminalization of all aspects of consensual sex work. Amnesty did the right thing.
Rather than eliminating prostitution, criminalizing sex work only shuts p...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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