Right now the state parliament is debating legislation which would legalise brothels and dump the state's long-standing 'containment policy'.
But is decriminalisation the best option? According to the state AG and Health Minister Jim McGinty, the answer is yes. Police and the Scarlett Alliance agree. But according to one of the architects of Sweden's response to prostitution, Gunilla Ekberg, the answer is no. ABC's Law Report covers the story.
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http://www.abc.net.au/rn/lawreport/stories/2007/2042342.htm