The position advocated in this response is that - in terms of reducing the threat of violence, abuse and exploitation faced by women - decriminalisation (accompanied by the extension of Universal Basic Income (UBI) and Universal Basic Services (UBS) and other empowerment measures) is the way forward. Evidence suggests that criminalisation leads to increased danger for women, and further reduces their agency and the possibility of making different choices.
Read the full response here: http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/sites/ekklesia.co.uk/files/equally_safe.pdf (*.PDF/Adobe Acrobat file)