Danes provide prostitutes for the disabled
The Danish government is under attack for paying for
its disabled citizens to have sex with prostitutes.
The official 'Sex, irrespective of disability'
campaign pays sex workers to provide sex once a month
for disabled people.
The legal guidelines advise: "It could be of great
importance that the carer speaks to the prostitute
together with the person in their care, to help them
express their wishes."
But opposition parties have attacked the regulations,
claiming it is an immoral way of spending tax-payers'
money.
Social-Democrat spokesperson Kristen Brosboel said:
"We spend a large proportion of our taxes rescuing
women from prostitution. But at the same time we
officially encourage carers to help contact with
prostitutes."
But Stig Langvad of the country's Disabled Association
said the politicians critical of the plan are showing
"double standards".
He said: "The disabled must have the same
possibilities as other people. Politicians can debate
whether prostitution should be allowed in general,
instead of preventing only the disabled from having
access to it."
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