[hansbo]

In Sweden, prostitution is illegal, but not selling sex. Instead, the buyer is the one breaking the law. I think this makes more sense, because the prostitutes will not need to fear reaching out for help to get out of the situation.

[sharikous]

This also makes the whole prostitution business more shady than in fully liberalized models, like Germany.

It's basically saying "prostitution is bad and illegal but if you are offering it we won't punish you (wink)". Frankly it seems to me the worst of both worlds. The customer is automatically in a condemned state and can't redeem themselves. Kind of like how sanctions against Russia levied with no clear terms for removing them won't make them stop since you have basically made them your enemy with no honorable agreement possible.

[seanmcdirmid]

In the USA, both buying and selling sex is illegal in most jurisdictions.

[iamtheworstdev]

we can't do that in the US because then it would make the (congress)men the enemy and not the women selling temptation.