Title: Prostitution law - Wikipedia
Headings: Prostitution law
Prostitution law
Contents
Overview
Legal themes
General
Economic and health issues
Human trafficking
Legislation models
Prohibitionism
Neo-abolitionism
Abolitionism
Legalization
Decriminalization
Demographic impact
Gender
Developed vs. developing countries
Views of prohibitionists
Regulated prostitution
Mandatory health checks
Labour laws
Status of unregulated sex work
Worldwide laws
Prohibitionism
Neo-abolitionism
Legality varies with local laws
Abolitionism
Legalization
Decriminalization
Enforcement
See also
References
Further reading
External links

Content: The term "sex work" is used interchangeably with "prostitution" in this article, in accordance with the World Health Organization (WHO 2001; WHO 2005) and the United Nations (UN 2006; UNAIDS 2002). Contents
1 Overview
2 Legal themes
2.1 General
2.2 Economic and health issues
2.3 Human trafficking
2.4 Legislation models
2.4.1 Prohibitionism
2.4.2 Neo-abolitionism
2.4.3 Abolitionism
2.4.4 Legalization
2.4.5 Decriminalization
3 Demographic impact
3.1 Gender
3.2 Developed vs. developing countries
4 Views of prohibitionists
5 Regulated prostitution
5.1 Mandatory health checks
5.2 Labour laws
5.3 Status of unregulated sex work
6 Worldwide laws
6.1 Prohibitionism
6.2 Neo-abolitionism
6.3 Legality varies with local laws
6.4 Abolitionism
6.5 Legalization
6.6 Decriminalization
7 Enforcement
8 See also
9 References
10 Further reading
11 External links
Overview
In most countries, sex work is controversial. Members of certain religions oppose prostitution, viewing it as contrary or a threat to their moral codes, while other parties view prostitution as a "necessary evil". Sex worker activists and organizations believe the issue of sex worker human rights is of greatest importance, including those related to freedom of speech, travel, immigration, work, marriage, parenthood, insurance, health insurance, and housing. Some feminist organizations are opposed to prostitution, considering it a form of exploitation in which males dominate women, and as a practice that is the result of a patriarchal social order. For example, the European Women's Lobby, which bills itself as the largest umbrella organization of women's associations in the European Union, has condemned prostitution as "an intolerable form of male violence". In February 2014, the members of the European Parliament voted in a non-binding resolution (adopted by 343 votes to 139; with 105 abstentions), in favor of the ' Swedish Model ' of criminalizing the buying, but not the selling of sex.