More On Legalized Prostitution And Human Trafficking

In an earlier post, I wrote that countries that legalize prostitution should not use the legalization of prostitution as an excuse to forgo passing anti-trafficking legislation. This statement is certainly true but I must emphasize that despite what advocates of legalized prostitution say, legalized prostitution does not decrease human trafficking, in fact, legalized prostitution increases the incidence of human trafficking. Governments that are serious about combating human trafficking should not legalize prostitution.

A recent German Study found that human trafficking for sexual exploitation increased after Germany passed laws legalizing prostitution. Not only was there an increase in the forced prostitution of African and Eastern European women by international criminal organizations, there was an alarming increase in the number of minors forced into prostitution.

In Nevada, a state that has legalized prostitution, there is significant and increasing human trafficking of women and children for sexual exploitation.

Legalizing prostitution is not the solution to human trafficking, it is part of the problem.