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Legalising prostitution may be a remedy
for Papua New Guinea
I WOULD like to suggest the idea of legalising prostitution
in the country. While I expect a lot of people will not agree with me, these
are my facts to back my case.
1. A lot of countries with legalised prostitution like Australia, Germany,
France and Japan have low HIV/AIDS rates. Where is the logic? They should
have higher incidence because the law allows for it.
2. There must be very strict control to people who want to visit such
licenced premises. Security personnel or bouncers will ensure certain
criteria are followed before clients are allowed to enter such premises.
Tose who do not, will be thrown out. The health of clients will be
thoroughly scrutinised.
3. In doing so, rape and other sexual harassment will drastically cut down.
Women protection and harassment is becoming a issue but let’s look as some
ways to minimise such incidence.
4. PNG gained independence more than 30 years ago. It is the biggest country
in the South Pacific. As such, it must tighten its law and set the rules.
5. We must study the international behavioural studies undertaken by various
international agencies and apply them in our country.
Arasa Warigi
Via email
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