EDITORIAL | Systems must be modified if sex work is decriminalised
Legalising sex work should also should be the start of a comprehensive support system
08 December 2022 - 21:17
While minister of justice Ronald Lamola is on Friday expected to give an update on SA’s move to decriminalise sex work, we can only hope that government understands that this would be the beginning of a long road ahead where many systems would need to change or improve to accommodate such a law. ..
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