Sir – While your recent coverage on prostitution is correct in acknowledging that laws targeting the buyers of sex exist in Sweden, it has failed to mention that many other jurisdictions are either already successfully implementing such measures or taking steps to adopt them.
Laws targeting demand, or the men whose actions fuel prostitution, are commonplace in major US cities. They also exist in Norway and Iceland, are supported by the European Parliament and the Council of Europe, were passed at the French National Assembly and more recently in Canada’s House of Commons as well as Stormont.
In addition, similar proposals are being put forward as part of the debate on a new Slavery Bill at Westminster.
The international move towards these laws is clear and something which readers should be aware of before forming their own conclusions on how to best to end the crimes associated with prostitution. – Yours, etc
JENNIFER O’CONNOR,
Ballinlough, Cork.