Groups calling for the abolition of prostitution are not, despite what they might think, following in the best traditions of abolitionism. To merit the title they must strive for far more transformative reform.
International day against violence against sex workers protest in San Francisco (2010). Steve Rhodes/Flickr. (CC 2.0 by-nc-nd).
The abolitionist stance on prostitution sounds like a radical position. But I’m going to argue that it doesn’t actually merit the label abolitionist.
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