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Prostitution is illegal in the majority of African countries. HIV/AIDS infection rates are particularly high among African sex workers. [1]Nevertheless, it is common, driven by the widespread poverty in many sub-Saharan African countries, [2] and is one of the drivers for the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Africa. [3]
Abolitionism – prostitution is legal, but organized activities such as brothels and pimping are illegal; prostitution is not regulated Neo-abolitionism – illegal to buy sex and for 3rd party involvement, legal to sell sex
Prostitution laws varies widely from country to country, and between jurisdictions within a country. At one extreme, prostitution or sex work is legal in some places and regarded as a profession , while at the other extreme, it is considered a severe crime punishable by death in some other places. [ 1 ]
Prostitution laws vary by state and territory, however it is illegal except for some rural counties of Nevada. Strip clubs are legal in most areas, including fully nude strip clubs. Many massage shops offer "happy endings", which is an illegal form of prostitution.
Most countries only legalized prostitution, with the act of exchanging money for sexual services legal. The level of enforcement varies by country. One country, the United States, is unique as legality of prostitution is not the responsibility of the federal government, but rather state, territorial, and federal district's responsibility.
Beware the “Equality Model” of sex work law reform in 2024.
Anti-human trafficking advocates across the state have been actively educating legislators since January 2023 about the need to change solicitation of prostitution from a misdemeanor to a felony.
Nevada is the only state in the United States in which prostitution is legal, although only in 10 rural counties and only in licensed houses. There was no state law on prostitution in Nevada until 1971, when a section of the Nevada Revised Statutes effectively legalized prostitution in counties with a population of under 400,000. [ 80 ]