Politics & Government
Illinois State Lawmakers Propose Legalizing Consensual Sex Work
"Sex workers face an unprecedented amount of violence, because they are stuck and forced into the shadows."
CHICAGO (CBS) — Illinois could become the first state to fully decriminalize sex work among consenting adults.
Some state lawmakers are proposing legislation that would eliminate criminal penalties for adults involved in consensual prostitution.
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In 2013, Illinois lawmakers approved legislation that reduced the crime of prostitution to a misdemeanor, but even still, sex workers and their clients are operating in the shadows.
