Oregon’s House Judiciary Committee held an informational hearing on a bill that would decriminalize prostitution in the state. House Bill 3088 would repeal the laws of prostitution, promoting prostitution, and commercial sexual solicitation. Proponents of the bill argue “the evidence is really clear that arresting sex workers or their clients does not help.”
An Oregon sex worker echoed the sentiment: “Please do not arrest our clients as a method for supposedly reducing harm. It does not respect consent.” According to the Sex Workers Project, the push for the ballot remains “very strong and clear.” The nonprofit said, “When voters hear the reasoning for protecting sex workers’ rights and autonomy, as well as (about) wasting unnecessarily public resources, our polling shows support reaching 68%.”
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Check out more about Oregon’s bill to decriminalize prostitution: https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/oregon-activists-lawmakers-push-to-decriminalize-sex-work/
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