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Prostitution in Spain is not addressed by any specific law, but a number of activities related to it, such as pimping, are illegal. In 2016, UNAIDS estimated there to be 70,268 prostitutes in the country, [ 1 ] although other estimates put the number higher.
The ley del solo sí es sí (lit. "Only yes is yes law"), in full the Ley Orgánica 10/2022, de 6 de septiembre, de garantía integral de la libertad sexual is a Spanish law approved by the Cortes Generales on 25 August 2022.
By 1965, even most Spanish Catholics thought birth control was a reasonable option to control the number of children women had. 51.5% of Spanish Catholics believed that the rhythm method was ineffective. Even Spanish doctors agreed that birth control was important in family planning, even if 24% of them were generally opposed to birth control. [64]
Prostitution in the 1950s could be justified culturally if the women were mothers doing so in order to provide for their children. Para los niños was a common phrase among Spanish prostitutes in this period. [13] A law was decreed on 20 December 1952 that made it more difficult for prostitutes to legally operate. [13]
Often, the prostitution laws are not clear-cut, and are subject to interpretation, leading to many legal loopholes. While the policy regarding adult prostitution differs by country, child prostitution is illegal throughout Europe. Similarly, human trafficking, forced prostitution, and other abusive activities are also prohibited.
Spain ratified the 2000 UN TIP Protocol in March 2002. [1]In 2008, the Government of Spain fully complied with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. Spain undertook sustained measures to assist trafficking victims, prosecute traffickers, provide anti-trafficking law enforcement statistics, prevent trafficking, and reduce the demand for commercial
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.
The prostitution of minors (all ages under 18) is punished by law and is prosecuted by the state [citation needed] as a crime against family care, Art. 244–247, as well as Art. 218-B, 227, 230, 231 and 231-A. [31] The law makes no distinctions between sexual orientation cases.