Resource What’s REALLY Happening in Switzerland? A Case Study in Regulated Prostitution
Resource What’s REALLY Happening in Switzerland? A Case Study in Regulated Prostitution
“In theory, regulation of prostitution should work. Many believe, if an activity cannot be eliminated, the logical solution would be to implement strict oversight to ensure safety and dignity. Switzerland, with arguably the world’s most comprehensive regulatory system, should represent the best possible version of this approach.
Yet the Swiss model reveals a fundamental paradox – despite implementing seemingly foolproof measures – police interviews, health inspections, designated supervised facilities, extensive outreach programs – each regulatory approach has failed in practice.
Why?
Legalization explodes demand; Increased demand drives human trafficking to meet it; Economic pressure eliminates any safety measures; Fear silences trafficking victims; Political will evaporates once exploitation is normalized.
This system has created a network of beneficiaries invested in maintaining the status quo. Harm reduction NGOs receive substantial funding for ineffective programs, the economy benefits from a thriving sex industry, and men’s “right to sex” is protected – while the most vulnerable are exploited in plain sight.
This paper examines how Switzerland’s harm reduction approach, despite its comprehensive regulations, has produced a system that serves everyone except the women it claims to protect.”
Read more: https://nordicmodelnow.org/2025/08/01/whats-really-happening-in-switzerland-a-case-study-in-regulated-prostitution/
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Aug 2 2025, 2:18 AM #1Important new study released: ‘What’s REALLY Happening in Switzerland? A Case Study in Regulated Prostitution’.
“In theory, regulation of prostitution should work. Many believe, if an activity cannot be eliminated, the logical solution would be to implement strict oversight to ensure safety and dignity. Switzerland, with arguably the world’s most comprehensive regulatory system, should represent the best possible version of this approach.
Yet the Swiss model reveals a fundamental paradox – despite implementing seemingly foolproof measures – police interviews, health inspections, designated supervised facilities, extensive outreach programs – each regulatory approach has failed in practice.
Why?
Legalization explodes demand; Increased demand drives human trafficking to meet it; Economic pressure eliminates any safety measures; Fear silences trafficking victims; Political will evaporates once exploitation is normalized.
This system has created a network of beneficiaries invested in maintaining the status quo. Harm reduction NGOs receive substantial funding for ineffective programs, the economy benefits from a thriving sex industry, and men’s “right to sex” is protected – while the most vulnerable are exploited in plain sight.
This paper examines how Switzerland’s harm reduction approach, despite its comprehensive regulations, has produced a system that serves everyone except the women it claims to protect.”
Read more: https://nordicmodelnow.org/2025/08/01/whats-really-happening-in-switzerland-a-case-study-in-regulated-prostitution/