Sex Workers and pornography
Many sex workers are not freely selling sexually services. Some may have been trafficked and imprisoned and been addicted to drugs.
Clients using these services would therefore be liable to be prosecuted for rape, because that is what it very often is.
They, mostly men, would have to demonstrate that, they knew beyond any reasonable doubt that the sex worker was providing their services freely and without coercion of any sort. This would mean that most men who currently use sex workers (prostitutes) would and should be prosecuted as rapists.
People who sell sexual services who are completely in control over what they doing will of course be free to practice and so will their clients.
Pornography would be similarly addressed. Users of pornography would be liable to be called upon to demonstrate that they have satisfied themselves beyond reasonable doubt, that the sex workers involved have been paid properly, are over 18 and have not been coerced in any way. Failure to do so would result in prosecution. Pornographic publications would have to publish the evidence with references. There would need to be independent licensing bodies for this sort of verification.
Both of the above policies do not get involved in the morality of using sex workers or consuming pornography. That is not the job of the state. What these policies do is to protect vulnerable people and try to prevent abuse.
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Clients using these services would therefore be liable to be prosecuted for rape, because that is what it very often is.
They, mostly men, would have to demonstrate that, they knew beyond any reasonable doubt that the sex worker was providing their services freely and without coercion of any sort. This would mean that most men who currently use sex workers (prostitutes) would and should be prosecuted as rapists.
People who sell sexual services who are completely in control over what they doing will of course be free to practice and so will their clients.
Pornography would be similarly addressed. Users of pornography would be liable to be called upon to demonstrate that they have satisfied themselves beyond reasonable doubt, that the sex workers involved have been paid properly, are over 18 and have not been coerced in any way. Failure to do so would result in prosecution. Pornographic publications would have to publish the evidence with references. There would need to be independent licensing bodies for this sort of verification.
Both of the above policies do not get involved in the morality of using sex workers or consuming pornography. That is not the job of the state. What these policies do is to protect vulnerable people and try to prevent abuse.
Back to Manifesto