“… it’s very good of you to point towards what I hope are some relatively unbiased studies” These are academically valid studies, and work by broad based NGOs. Much research by Poppy has been condemned by academics for breaching basic ethical guidelines, incorrect data analysis and faulty methodology – one publication was so poor that 28 academics submitted a critique on these grounds. For example, it considered evidence that sex workers can make decisions for themselves as an indicator of trafficking and coercion. (The accompanying press release also compared places sex workers work to infestations of rats.) If you would like further factual information on this issue, and references for any of the data, just let me know. More sex worker voices can be read at http://www.harlots-parlour.com/ -- Policies that solve problems are based in reality and on evidence, not on ideology, assumption and stereotypes.