Prostitution would be decriminalized in Massachusetts under bills discussed before the Judiciary Committee this week, though there is a deep divide among sex workers and activists about how far that decriminalization should go. Two bills filed this session would decriminalize prostitution. One, however, would only repeal criminal penalties that apply to prostitutes themselves, leaving those
A coalition of former sex workers packed a State House hearing room Tuesday in support of a bill that would partially decriminalize the industry in Massachusetts.
One bill under consideration in Massachusetts would decriminalize prostitution while maintaining legal consequences for pimps and johns; another would legalize.
Prostitution would be decriminalized in Massachusetts under bills discussed before the Judiciary Committee this week, though there is a deep divide among sex workers and.