The BBC's take on the Supreme Court of Canada's landmark decisions about prostitution

I listen to the BBC news every day, twice a day. I find that hearing about the world and North America from an "outsider's" perspective is very helpful. Here is a thoughtful summary of the opinions and issues surrounding the impending changes to the prostitution laws in Canada from the BBC. It was tweated out by Defend Dignity Canada.

The most powerful paragraph for me is this one:

According to Tara Klage, in the Guelph Mercury, those who compare sex work to other kinds of jobs are making a fundamental mistake, however.

"Sex is not the same as unclogging a toilet," she writes. "Because of the vulnerabilities of the people who get sucked into it, the world's oldest profession requires a level of scrutiny and vastly more public involvement across a spectrum of services, from law enforcement to social welfare supports. Legalization is not the answer, if for no other reason than because no man anywhere at any time should ever be permitted to view a woman - any woman regardless of choices, background or personal circumstances - as a collection of apertures available for rent."