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Up To Date

Is Now The Time To Decriminalize Sex Work?

Western culture has highly stigmatized sex work, but is it time to decriminalize the trade? Up To Date takes a look at the pros and cons of legalizing prostitution. 

Guests:

  • Alison Bass is a long-time medical and science writer for the Boston Globe and teaches journalism at West Virginia University. She is the author of Getting Screwed: Sex Workers and the Law.
  • Taina Bien-Aime is the executive director of the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women.
When I host Up To Date each morning at 9, my aim is to engage the community in conversations about the Kansas City area’s challenges, hopes and opportunities. I try to ask the questions that listeners want answered about the day’s most pressing issues and provide a place for residents to engage directly with newsmakers. Reach me at steve@kcur.org or on Twitter @stevekraske.
Kansas City needs journalists who show up not just on people’s worst days, but on their best ones — and the boring ones in between. I build relationships across the metro, so our newsroom can bring you critical information when times are tough, and seek out moments of joy to celebrate. Email me at lisa@kcur.org.