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: in others it is unregulated. Where the exchange of sex for money is criminalized, it may be the sex worker (most commonly), the client, or both, who are subject to prosecution. Prostitution has been condemned as a single form of human rights abuse, and an attack on the dignity and worth of human beings. Other schools of thought argue that sex work is a legitimate occupation, whereby a person trades or exchanges sexual acts for money and/or goods. Some believe that women in developing countries are especially vulnerable to sexual exploitation and human trafficking, while others distinguish this practice from the global sex industry, in which "sex work is done by consenting adults, where the act of selling or buying sexual services is not a violation of human rights." 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".