Amnesty International put forth a document calling for the legalization of prostitution . Comment: Morgan : Prostituted women have high rates of PTSD , many are child abuse survivors . She says we should criminalize buyers . The French parliament voted last December to follow Sweden 's model ; similar laws are pending in the parliaments of Belgium , Ireland , Scotland and Canada , and the European Parliament favored it with a strongly affirmative vote on February 24 , 2014 . Amnesty should reject decriminalization .
Amnesty International put forth a document calling for the legalization of prostitution . Comment: Morgan : Prostituted women have high rates of PTSD , many are child abuse survivors . She says we should criminalize buyers . Amnesty should reject decriminalization .