From: S. Mike Dierken (mike@knownow.com)
Date: Mon Oct 02 2000 - 15:53:39 PDT
Cool... I'm flying out Thursday...
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carey Lening [mailto:Carey.Lening@hiho.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 02, 2000 3:27 PM
> To: 'BiTTS@egroups.com'; 'FoRK@xent.ics.uci.edu'
> Subject: Prostitution is legalized -- LEts go to the Netherlands:)
>
>
>
> [Kind of interesting that they finally legalized it. Would love
> to go track
> down the actual bill to see what the specific rules that need to
> be followed
> are.
>
> -BB]
>
> Prostitution Goes Legal in Netherlands THE HAGUE, Sept 29, (Independent
> Online) -- Brothels and prostitution are legalised in the Netherlands from
> October 1 when a law approved last December comes into force. From that
> day, brothels have to conform to the same rules which apply to
> any business.
> Prostitutes are able to act officially as freelance workers. The Dutch
> Justice Ministry is hoping the new legislation, which in effect simply
> brings the law in line with accepted practices, will help control
> prostitution and stop the exploitation of minors and illegal immigrants by
> pimps. The new laws enshrine tougher penalties for enforced prostitution,
> with jail terms increased from one to six years. Individuals who have
> sexual relations with a minor also face criminal proceedings for the first
> time. According to estimates published by the de Graaf Foundation which
> carries out research into prostitution, some 25 000 people work as
> prostitutes in the Netherlands. Source: Independent Online (Capetown)
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