With support from Irish sex worker organizations, parliamentarian Ruth Coppinger has introduced a bill to repeal key provisions of Ireland’s Sexual Offenses Act 2017, which decriminalized the selling of sex, but outlawed its purchase or the keeping of brothels. Sex workers have argued that the bill has failed in its intent to reduce the prevalence of sex work, but has made the work more dangerous. The proposed legislation would still make violence against sex workers a criminal offense, but by bringing sex work out of the shadows will make it safer for both clients and sex professionals.
Bill Aims at Complete Sex Work Decriminalization in Ireland
