Scottish bishops urge efforts to help women escape prostitution cruxnow.com

Treating sex as a commodity “devalues the dignity of the human person,” the Scottish bishops said in a consultation challenging men’s demand for prostitution being conducted by the Scottish government.

“The Church believes that, while it is wrong to engage in prostitution, the culpability of the offense can be attenuated by many of the circumstances prostitutes find themselves in, such as destitution, blackmail, and social pressure,” the submission by the Scottish Catholic Parliamentary Office said.

The submission noted that prostitution also “puts vulnerable people at serious risk of harm and abuse, including exposing them to trafficking.”…

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