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The Holy Republic of Beaumontia has witnessed the passing of a highly irresponsible resolution, one which brings about full legalisation of the act of prostitution.

The consequences are already apparent, teenage girls struggling with school are giving up and registering as prostitutes, so desperate their situation has become.

Our great neighbour to the north, Qaaolchoura, has left the United Nations as a protest and I am the international community as a whole regards that as a great loss.

This is why I, Jaius Beaumontia Arch-Chancellor of the Holy Republic of Beaumontia, wish to introduce the Sexual Services Act.

This act should recognise the following.

1). That the recent resolution be interpreted as only the decriminalisation of being a prostitute.

2). That prostitution is an act committed on a prostitue by a client.

3). That prostitution makes victims of the weak and empowers the strong.

This act needs to demand the following:

1). That while being a prostitute remains decriminalised, the act of purchasing sex should be classed as a violation of the prostitute's body and is therefore statutory rape.

2). That when somebody takes money for sex, that does not count as sexual consent. They are showing a desire to receive money, not to engage in sex with the client. Therefore sexual consent is not evident.

3). That clients found guilty must pay compensation as well as face the national penalty for rape. This ensures that prostitutes won't fear losing their income by coming forward.

The Holy Republic asks the international community to consider this proposal and to suggest any amendments or additions that need to be made before such a proposal is submitted.

Thank you for your time.

The Republic of Ithuania will not support this.

Voluntary agreements between individuals are not the concern of government.

That is so stupid I don't know where to begin. I'll just say I'll vote no . . .

We dont even understand how this proposal of yours actually relates to the full issue at hand. You call all prostitution (any age, gender, etc) rape?

Be that as it may, Illaria, though it does not fully support the recently passed resolution of the UN, fully opposes this proposal here on the grounds of it being spiteful and illogical.

This proposal is only indicative of morality overruling the will of the public. It is apparent that making prostitution illegal is only contributing to the spread of sexually-transmitted disease, and the decreased quality of life for both prostitute and john.

The Rouge Nation of Citronnia believes that legalizing, taxing, and regulating prostitution will have enormous benefits within any nation, regardless of national religion.

1) Prisons will depopulate, though not to a large degree. Also, the legal system will lose a LARGE burden of trial cases for prostitution, soliciting prostitution, and other crimes related solely to sexual services, thus making the various Departments of Justice able to work faster on more important cases.

2) The spread rate of various sexually transmitted diseases will be reduced, as prostitutes will be allowed to get themselves examined by a physician when they feel ill, and obtain proper medical treatment when they are injured, due to accident or abuse by a client.

3) Relating to the above point, a prostitute harmed or otherwise wronged by a client will have legal and criminal recourse, no longer being afraid of being detained and imprisoned for being a prostitute. This measure alone will reduce the amount of prostitution-related abuse.

Now, granted, simply legalizing prostitution is not a good solution. However, simply recriminalizing it is not the solution either. It must be regulated and taxed to ensure that it becomes a beneficial part of society, no matter how abhorrent and disgusting some people find it, because, frankly, some people will *ALWAYS* be offended by a decision. That's why they're hard to make.

The tested and elected logicians of the Commonwealth of Rational Humans have examined this proposal. They have outlined a specific problem with this proposal wherein a prostitute can trick a client into a lawsuit and a prison sentence in addition to the price of the prostitute's services.

When a prostitute accepts money for sex, that prostitute is showing that her desire for money is more than her aversion to having sex with the client, and therefore, is consentual as long as the price is paid.

But as my country is wholy democratic, the people must vote on this issue (after being properly informed of the unbiased ramifications of the issue).

HO, HO, HO! VEEEEERY CLEVER!!!!!
I like it. Prostitution is decriminalised but is considered rape. Kinda blows the stupid first one ou the window.
I LIKE IT!!!!!

That's exactly the whole idea, prostiution is now legal, however rape is NOT legal and if using a prostitute is considered rape then it makes the purchase of sex illegal without punishment to the prostitute.

The proposal is not a morality issue, it's a human rights issue. We the Holy Republic of Beaumontia are sexually liberal, we endorse same-sex marriage for example and repealed all laws banning group sex.

While there is the danger of a prostitute tricking a client into a lawsuit, the possibility of that might just mean a potential client being put off.

That is after all the objective of this proposal, however it is agreed that the potential for blackmail is a problem.

The aim of my proposal is to effectively revoke the last resolution, and ensuring clients not the victims are punished.