Brooke Magnanti on Canada’s Supreme Court Striking Down Prostitution Laws

Yesterday, the long running saga of sex worker
Terri Jean Bedford’s challenge to Canadian restrictions on
prostitution came to a head as the Supreme Court of Canada
unanimously struck down several such laws in Canada v.
Bedford. This is an important move, writes former call girl
Brooke Magnanti, because laws that criminalize activities around
sex work keep the most vulnerable from being able to confidently
work in safer conditions without fear of arrest.

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