Anti-Prostitution Laws Struck Down By Supreme Court

...of Canada, that is.



I was completely surprised by this news. Somehow I missed any brewing controversy in Canadian current affairs.



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/1...n_4480105.html

Quote:

Canada's highest court has struck down the country's prostitution laws in their entirety in a unanimous 9-0 ruling. The high court on Friday struck down all three prostitution-related laws: against keeping a brothel, living on the avails of prostitution, and street soliciting. The ruling is a victory for sex workers seeking safer working conditions because it found that the laws violated the charter guarantee to life, liberty and security of the person.

ETA: Better link from BBC.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25468587

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