Does Legalizing Prostitution Work?
Prostitution is virtually the only part of the personal services industry in the Netherlands that works. But it hasn't worked for prostitutes themselves, who are routinely threatened, beaten, raped, and terrorized by pimps and customers.
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AMSTERDAM – Prostitution is virtually the only part of the personal services industry in the Netherlands that works. One can’t get a manicure in Amsterdam without booking an appointment two weeks in advance, but men can buy sex anytime – and at an attractive price. The legalization of prostitution in October 2000 merely codified a long-standing Dutch tradition of tolerance towards buying and selling sex. But is legalization the right approach?