Last updated on:
4/1/2009 |
Author: ProCon.org
Sheila Jeffreys, PhD Biography
- Title:
- Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Melbourne
- Position:
- Con to the question "Should Prostitution Be Legal?"
- Reasoning:
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“Legalisation leads to massive expansion. Once prostitution is legitimised as an acceptable commercial practice, few ethical barriers exist to prevent newly brutal forms of exploitation.”
The Guardian, May 15, 2004
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Associate Professor, Political Science, University of Melbourne, 1991-present
- Member, Coalition Against Trafficking in Women – Australia
- Education:
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- PhD, University of Manchester
- Other:
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- None found
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