Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 23 January 2013
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion (Resumed)
3:30 pm
Ms Linda Latham:
Yes, I think the model and idea of decriminalisation for women within the sex industry is the most obvious change that could be made, because this would remove the threat of court prosecutions for those women. I am not speaking for all women, but considering all the options available to them, if some women wish to take the option of continuing in prostitution, decriminalisation would leave them in a freer position than they are currently to continue in prostitution.