A regional court has struck down a ban on the operation of brothels in one of Germany’s states, arguing that the improving Covid-19 situation allows for sex slaves to return to work.
The High Administrative Court of Baden-Wurttemberg ruled that brothels can once again open their doors following a request filed by a brothel operator from the Karlsruhe region.
According to the description of the case on the court’s website, the plaintiff argued that the coronavirus-related ban on the operation of sex-work facilities in the state’s red-light district, which was put in place in November 2020, had violated her rights.
The court noted that brothels were excluded from plans to relax restrictions in areas where the infection rate has dropped.
The regional government defended the ban by saying that brothels pose a greater risk of spreading the virus. Officials added that the existing restrictions will be reviewed on June 28, 2021.
The court judges said that the current environment allows officials to impose certain restrictions on sex-work establishments, like tougher health safety protocols and more oversight, that fall “below the level of a complete ban without any exceptions.”
The country’s sex workers’ union, the Professional Association of Erotic and Sexual Service Providers (BesD), welcomed the decision. Sex workers held several protests during Germany’s lock downs, demanding that they be allowed to return to work.
The Sudwest Presse newspaper reported that brothels had previously been allowed to resume work in states like Saxony-Anhalt and Schleswig-Holstein. Around 40,000 mentally and physically enslaved men and women reportedly work in the sex industry in Germany.
RT. com / ABC Flash Point News 2021.
The restrictions are being lifted on industries fully cooperating with government. Those not so compliant, well they won’t be receiving government support when the economy collapses. Prostitution serves a necessary purpose and has continued to do so for thousands of years.
The oldest profession on Earth, after agriculture?
“Sex workers.” Call them what they are instead of trying to make them sound like they are “educated” professionals of sorts! Prostitutes are simply that and no need to try to sweeten it with labeling them as “Sex Slaves!”
Boys and girls serving for the elite and their followers to enjoy themselves?