On my point about gender equality, gender equality is at the core of the Swedish law. I know you've been looking at that. I'm going to make just very quick points in closing.
Criminalizing the purchase of sex and subsequently implementing and practising legal measures to penalize the purchase of sex is proven to decrease instances of trafficking. The market for prostitution in Sweden decreased significantly, with street prostitution in particular decreasing by between 30% and 50%, after the prohibition of prostitution. Sex trafficking also decreased in Sweden.
Compared to Sweden, countries such as Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands have seen that the stock of human trafficking goes up with the legalization of prostitution. In comparison, it has gone down in Sweden.
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Thank you. Meegwetch. Thank you.