LETTER FROM BERLIN
Nearly twenty-five years after legalizing prostitution, Germany is once again questioning its model, one of the most liberal in Europe. It was the President of the Bundestag, Julia Klöckner, who reopened the debate, lamenting that Germany had become “European chaos”.
“I firmly believe that we must ultimately ban prostitution and the purchase of sexual services in our country”she said on November 4, in a speech on the occasion of the presentation of the Heldinnen-Award – which honors women’s achievements – from the feminist essayist Alice Schwarzer’s foundation, in Berlin. “When we talk about women’s rights but emphasize that prostitution is a profession like any other, this is not only ridiculous, but also insulting to women. continued the elected official from the Christian Democrat Union (CDU). In contrast, neither laws on prostitution nor laws on the protection of prostitutes consistently strengthen women’s rights. »
Nina Warken, Minister of Health, herself a conservative, agreed a few days later: “Like other countries, Germany requires a criminal ban on the purchase of sexual services for clients. Prostitutes must remain unpunished and receive comprehensive assistance to exit prostitution”he said to Rheinische Post, on November 7.
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