In a landmark decision, Canadas highest court has struck down all of the nations anti-prostitution laws as unconstitutional in a unanimous judgment.
The Supreme Court found that all three laws violated the Canadian Constitutions Charter of Rights and Freedoms, specifically it infringed on the guarantee to life and liberty by depriving sex workers of their security of person.
The court held that the laws against keeping a brothel, living on the avails of prostitution and street soliciting imposed dangerous conditions on prostitution" and "prevent people engaged in a risky, but legal activity from taking steps to protect themselves from the risks."
The decision upheld Ontario's Court of Appeal's previous decision which had struck down the ban on brothels on the grounds it posed a real and grave danger to sex workers.
http://www.alternet.org/activism/victory-canadian-high-court-strikes-down-all-anti-prostitution-laws
Sometimes I wonder why I moved south.
The Supreme Court found that all three laws violated the Canadian Constitutions Charter of Rights and Freedoms, specifically it infringed on the guarantee to life and liberty by depriving sex workers of their security of person.
The court held that the laws against keeping a brothel, living on the avails of prostitution and street soliciting imposed dangerous conditions on prostitution" and "prevent people engaged in a risky, but legal activity from taking steps to protect themselves from the risks."
The decision upheld Ontario's Court of Appeal's previous decision which had struck down the ban on brothels on the grounds it posed a real and grave danger to sex workers.
http://www.alternet.org/activism/victory-canadian-high-court-strikes-down-all-anti-prostitution-laws
Sometimes I wonder why I moved south.
